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Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 11 months ago

Speakers of non-English languages, what common mistakes do native speakers make that drive you crazy?

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Speakers of non-English languages, what common mistakes do native speakers make that drive you crazy?

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Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 11 months ago

For example, English speakers commonly mix up your/you’re or there/their/they’re. I’m curious about similar mistakes in other languages.

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Portuguese as first language here. Improper use of commas drives me fucking mental, and is very common.

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