Common English Mistakes in Meeting Minutess by Arabic Speakers

This page focuses on errors typically made by native Arabic speakers from Saudi Arabia when writing a Meeting Minutes in English.

Mistake Example #1

Misuse of verb tense (e.g., 'He go to school' instead of 'He goes to school')

Meeting Minutes: On October 15, 2023, the team meet to discuss the progress of the new marketing strategy. Ahmed presented the latest data, and hesayid that the campaign performed well in the initial phase. Sarah suggested that we focus more on social media channels, and everyone agreed that this wioulld be beneficial. The next meeting isscheduled for November 5, 2023, where we will review the updated results and plan further actions.

Text corrected by:
Gregg, Los Angeles, CA

"This needed some corrections to fix the verb tense, as well as some other changes."

Meeting Minutes: On October 15, 2023, the team met to discuss the progress of the new marketing strategy. Ahmed presented the latest data, and said that the campaign performed well in the initial phase. Sarah suggested that we focus more on social media channels, and everyone agreed that this would be beneficial. The next meeting is scheduled for November 5, 2023, where we will review the updated results and plan further actions.

Meeting Minutes: On October 15, 2023, the team meet to discuss the progress of the new marketing strategy. Ahmed present the latest data, and he say that the campaign perform well in the initial phase. Sarah suggest that we focus more on social media channels, and everyone agree that this will be beneficial. The next meeting schedule for November 5, 2023, where we will review the updated results and plan further actions.

Mistake Example #2

Confusion between masculine and feminine pronouns

During the meeting, Ahmed mentioned that she will handle the marketing strategy for the upcoming quarter. Later, Fatima suggested that he should also consider the feedback from the last campaign. The team agreed that she will prepare a report by next week to present his findings.

Text corrected by:
Gregg, Los Angeles, CA

"This needed some tweaking for masculine vs. feminine pronoun use."

During the meeting, Ahmed mentioned that he will handle the marketing strategy for the upcoming quarter. Later, Fatima suggested that he should also consider the feedback from the last campaign. The team agreed that he will prepare a report by next week to present his findings.

During the meeting, Ahmed mentioned that she will handle the marketing strategy for the upcoming quarter. Later, Fatima suggested that he should also consider the feedback from the last campaign. The team agreed that she will prepare a report by next week to present his findings.

Mistake Example #3

Overuse of formal expressions ('I am honored to inform you...')

I amwould honorliked to inform you that the meeting commenced at 10:00 AM with all esteemed members present. I am privileged to report that tThe agenda was discussed in great detail, andI am delighted to convey that the decisions were made with unanimous agreement. I am grateful to announce that tThe meeting concluded at 11:30 AM, andI am pleased to inform you that the next meeting is scheduled for next month.

Text corrected by:
Miss E., Cyprus, Europe

"There was an overuse of formal expressions, which is unnecessary. I've edited the content accordingly. "

I would like to inform you that the meeting commenced at 10:00 AM with all esteemed members present. The agenda was discussed in great detail, and the decisions were made with unanimous agreement. The meeting concluded at 11:30 AM, and the next meeting is scheduled for next month.

I am honored to inform you that the meeting commenced at 10:00 AM with all esteemed members present. I am privileged to report that the agenda was discussed in great detail, and I am delighted to convey that the decisions were made with unanimous agreement. I am grateful to announce that the meeting concluded at 11:30 AM, and I am pleased to inform you that the next meeting is scheduled for next month.