Common English Mistakes in Social Media Posts by Italian Speakers

This page focuses on errors typically made by native Italian speakers from Italy when writing a Social Media Post in English.

Mistake Example #1

Using direct translations from Italian (e.g., 'We see us tomorrow' instead of 'See you tomorrow')

Ciao amici! Today I amhakeving a big pizza party at my house. We'll see yous at 7 PM andbe sure to bring your favorite drink. I hope all you can come because it will be very fun!

Text corrected by:
Jennifer, Detroit, Michigan USA

"I changed some of the wording and polished up the text to make the English sound more natural."

Ciao amici! Today I am having a big pizza party at my house. We'll see you at 7 PM and be sure to bring your favorite drink. I hope all you can come because it will be very fun!

Ciao amici! Today I make a big pizza party at my house. We see us at 7 PM and bring your favorite drink. I hope all you can come because it will be very fun!

Mistake Example #2

Confusing singular and plural nouns

Ciao, amici! I just coame back from my trip to the mountain, and it was an amazing experience! The view from the top wereas breathtaking, and I took many photos to share with you all. CI can't wait to show you the pictures and tell you all the storyies about ithem. HI hope you all have great day!

Text corrected by:
Jennifer, Detroit, Michigan USA

"Nice job! I fixed some issues with singular vs. plural and made a few other changes."

Ciao, amici! I just came back from my trip to the mountain, and it was an amazing experience! The view from the top was breathtaking, and I took many photos to share with you all. I can't wait to show you the pictures and tell you all the stories about them. I hope you all have great day!

Ciao amici! I just come back from my trip to the mountain, and it was amazing experience! The view from the top were breathtaking, and I took many photo to share with you all. Can't wait to show you the picture and tell you all the story about it. Hope you all have great day!

Mistake Example #3

Overuse of passive voice

Today, a beautiful sunset was seen from my window, andso I took many pictures. wEveryone admiredtaken by me. The colors in the skywere admired by everyone, and I received a lot of comments were receivedon my post. ItWe isall hoped thatwe can enjoy more sunsets like this will be enjoyed by ussoon!

Text corrected by:
Jennifer, Detroit, Michigan USA

"Very nice! I just changed the passive voice constructions to the active voice."

Today, a beautiful sunset was seen from my window, so I took many pictures. Everyone admired the colors in the sky, and I received a lot of comments on my post. We all hope that we can enjoy more sunsets like this soon!

Today, a beautiful sunset was seen from my window, and many pictures were taken by me. The colors in the sky were admired by everyone, and a lot of comments were received on my post. It is hoped that more sunsets like this will be enjoyed by us soon!