AEE 157: Announcement! TOP 15 FIXES for Your Biggest English Mistakes

Published: July 29, 2014, 5 a.m.

b'Taking IELTS?\\nGet our free IELTS video training course now\\nDoes your English need a tune-up?\\nYour English is like a car.\\xa0The better you take care of it, the better it runs!\\xa0Today we\\u2019re going to help you keep your English in top shape by introducing the top 15 biggest mistakes in English!\\nEvery Tuesday from August until November, we will talk in-depth about one of these mistakes.\\xa0We will discuss why it is a problem and give you the tools you need to fix it.\\xa0\\nOur weekly discussions of the top 15 biggest mistakes in English will focus on these topics:\\n\\nUsing the verbs \\u201clisten\\u201d and \\u201chear\\u201d\\n\\nWhether to use \\u201csay\\u201d or \\u201ctell\\u201d or \\u201cspeak\\u201d or \\u201ctalk\\u201d\\n\\nUsing \\u201cwish\\u201d or \\u201chope\\u201d\\n\\nDo you use \\u201cto have\\u201d or \\u201cto be\\u201d to tell your age?\\n\\nUsing the verb \\u201cwill\\u201d correctly when talking about the future\\n\\nAre you \\u201cbored\\u201d or \\u201cboring?\\u201d\\n\\nShould you say \\u201cI have been\\u201d or \\u201cI was?\\u201d\\n\\nDo you \\u201clend\\u201d or \\u201cborrow?\\u201d\\n\\nWhat does it mean to \\u201cinvite over?\\u201d\\n\\n\\u201cI will\\u201d or \\u201cI\\u2019m going to?\\u201d\\n\\n\\u201cPeople is\\u201d or \\u201cPeople are?\\u201d\\n\\nWhen to use \\u201cmuch\\u201d and when to use \\u201cmany\\u201d\\n\\nThe difference between \\u201cmake\\u201d and \\u201cdo\\u201d\\n\\nAre you \\u201cby yourself\\u201d or \\u201con your own?\\u201d\\n\\nWhen to use the article \\u201cthe\\u201d\\n\\nHave you had problems or made mistakes with the words or phrases above?\\xa0What have you done to make your English run better?\\nTell us about it in the comments below!\\n\\xa0\\n Come back to our site for more tips\\n\\xa0\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices'