 Re: Top Ten Errors
Some common ones for Italians -
-using the definite article with general statements : I like the music, I'm working on the energy efficiency.
- Use of a present form for past and present events, and confusion between since and forI live here since 10 years
- word order for adverbials, especially splitting a verb/object : I saw last week my mother; I bought only some books.
- Using used to in the present to mean usually : I use to go swimming every Friday.
- Using an infinitive after suggest : I suggest to stop now.
- confusing the sentence constructions of say and tell : She said me that ... (also : She explained us that ...)
- Using actually to mean currently : We're actually working on a new project |