Common English Mistakes in Reddit Posts by German Speakers

This page focuses on errors typically made by native German speakers from Germany when writing a Reddit Post in English.

Mistake Example #1

Incorrect word order in subordinate clauses

Hey, everyone, I wanted to share my experience from last weekend when I with my friends went tothe Oktoberfest in Munichwith my friends. It was amazing, but I have to say that the weather wasnot so greatwas. We had a lot of fun, even though it started raining and we all gota bit wet got. If you ever havethe chance have, you should definitely go!

Text corrected by:
Vince, United States

"Just a few small changes were needed to make the sentences grammatical. Nice job! "

Hey, everyone, I wanted to share my experience from last weekend when I went to Oktoberfest in Munich with my friends. It was amazing, but I have to say that the weather was not so great. We had a lot of fun, even though it started raining and we all got a bit wet. If you ever have the chance, you should definitely go!

Hey everyone, I wanted to share my experience from last weekend when I with my friends went to the Oktoberfest in Munich. It was amazing, but I have to say that the weather not so great was. We had a lot of fun, even though it started raining and we all a bit wet got. If you ever the chance have, you should definitely go!

Mistake Example #2

Capitalizing all nouns (following German grammar rules)

I just watched the new Mmovie, and I have to say,that the Pplot was really interesting! The Ccharacters were well-developed, and the Mmusic added so much Eemotion to the Sscenes. Has anyone else seen it, and what are your Tthoughts on the Eending?

Text corrected by:
Vince, United States

"Just a few minor tweaks to improve flow and remove capital letters that did not belong in the text :) Nice job! "

I just watched the new movie, and I have to say that the plot was really interesting! The characters were well-developed, and the music added so much emotion to the scenes. Has anyone else seen it, and what are your thoughts on the ending?

I just watched the new Movie and I have to say, the Plot was really interesting! The Characters were well-developed, and the Music added so much Emotion to the Scenes. Has anyone else seen it and what are your Thoughts on the Ending?

Mistake Example #3

Overuse of passive voice

I was thinking about how the new movie was watched byso many people watched the new movie this weekend. It was said by mMy friendssaid that the special effects were amazing, and theplveryot wasne enjoyed bythe everyplonet. Has anyone else seen it yet, and what was thought bydid youthink about it?

Text corrected by:
Jennifer, Detroit, Michigan USA

"Very nice! It just needed some adjustments from the passive voice to the active voice."

I was thinking about how so many people watched the new movie this weekend. My friends said that the special effects were amazing, and everyone enjoyed the plot. Has anyone else seen it yet, and what did you think about it?

I was thinking about how the new movie was watched by so many people this weekend. It was said by my friends that the special effects were amazing, and the plot was enjoyed by everyone. Has anyone else seen it yet, and what was thought by you about it?