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What are the most common mistakes that non-native English speakers make?

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Question added by Lana Oudeh , PR Coordinator , Al Ghanem
Date Posted: 2016/10/09
Tamer Gheith
by Tamer Gheith , Exams Finance Officer, CPA,CIA,CFE,CGAP,CCSA,CGMA,CRMA,CFSA , British Council

One of the mistakes is trying to imitate the native people language; Other is stressing on some words to show fluency or repeating some words excessively during the conversation.

El Fatih Shalabi
by El Fatih Shalabi , Office Manager , Al Jomaih Automotive Company

The most common mistake that non-native English speakers make is that they make (silent translate) to the native language to English language which mostly loose the required meaning 

Rakhshanda Jabeen
by Rakhshanda Jabeen , Executive Secretary/Administration department , Deloitte Yousuf Adil , chartered Accountant

the common mistake are basically "ENGLISH ITSELF".

just because native people commonly uses english strongly fluently they doesn't fear of any grammer any punctuation while non native person does care of these things 

Nizar Bou Dargham
by Nizar Bou Dargham , Flight Operations Controller , Jetex Flight Support

Not reading English books. 

haris s
by haris s , SALES MAN , MODERN BAGS

they have grammar mistake mainly and other fact to fear to presenting their reply.....

 

Anila Bejaj
by Anila Bejaj , Accountant , Leli Group Shpk

Non native english speakers do not think in english but in their language, so they don't use the correct phrase. They make grammar mistakes, pronunciation mistakes.

Nadia Vesselinova
by Nadia Vesselinova , Real Estate Agent , Loyal Realty Brokers, Provident Real Estate

Usage of literal translation of native language phrases and expressions. 

Muhammad azeem Ishaq
by Muhammad azeem Ishaq , Senior Accountant , All Things Mochi

Grammar mistakes, pronunciation mistakes, difficulty in understanding the accent of native, can't speak english fluently.

Duncan Robertson
by Duncan Robertson , Strategy Consultant , Duncan Robertson Consultancy

By far the most common mistake by non-native English speakers on this forum is punctuation. 

Mohamed Hassan Mohamed Rafeeq
by Mohamed Hassan Mohamed Rafeeq , Executive Secretary Cum Admin Executive , Xpress Logistics

It is commonly known that the non-native  English speakers do mistakes in verbal and pronunciation. in some case, Non-English speakers can work more than the native English speakers.

mohammad subh
by mohammad subh , Medical director and company executive manager , Wajan medical company

in my opinion the most important mistakes of non English speakers are as follow :

not studying  a grammar seriously .

not trying to improve their conversation

dealing with other same native languages speakers .   

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