Common English Mistakes in Business Emails by Slovak Speakers

This page focuses on errors typically made by native Slovak speakers from Slovakia when writing a Business Email in English.

Mistake Example #1

Incorrect placement of adjectives ('The car red' instead of 'The red car')

Dear Mr. Johnson,I am writing to inform you about the newprojectnew updates. The teamdevelopment teamhas madeprogress significantprogress, and we expect to complete the phasecurrentphase by the end of month. Please let me know if you have any questions or require additionalinformationadditional. Thank you for your attention.

Text corrected by:
Jennifer, Detroit, Michigan USA

"Good job overall! I just moved some words that were out of order."

Dear Mr. Johnson, I am writing to inform you about the new project updates. The development team has made significant progress, and we expect to complete the current phase by the end of month. Please let me know if you have any questions or require additional information. Thank you for your attention.

Dear Mr. Johnson, I am writing to inform you about the project new updates. The team development has made progress significant, and we expect to complete the phase current by the end of month. Please let me know if you have any questions or require information additional. Thank you for your attention.

Mistake Example #2

Struggles with perfect tenses ('I am here since three years')

Dear Mr. Novak, I am writing to inform you that I hamve been working on the project sincefor two months andI have made significant progress. I am confident that we will complete the tasks by the deadline. Please let me know if you need any further information or if there is anything else I can assist with. Thank you for your support.

Text corrected by:
Vince, United States

"Just a few minor tweaks to strengthen the first sentence :) Nice work! "

Dear Mr. Novak, I am writing to inform you that I have been working on the project for two months and have made significant progress. I am confident that we will complete the tasks by the deadline. Please let me know if you need any further information or if there is anything else I can assist with. Thank you for your support.

Dear Mr. Novak, I am writing to inform you that I am working on the project since two months and I have made significant progress. I am confident that we will complete the tasks by the deadline. Please let me know if you need any further information or if there is anything else I can assist with. Thank you for your support.

Mistake Example #3

Omitting 'it' as a subject in dummy subject sentences ('Is raining' instead of 'It is raining')

Subject: Meeting Request for Project Update Dear Mr. Novak, I hope this email finds you well. It is important to discuss the progress of our current project. MA meeting on Thursday would be beneficial to ensure everything is on track. Please let me know if this time suits your schedule. Looking forward to your confirmation.

Text corrected by:
Gregg, Los Angeles, CA

"This needed some tweaking to replace missing sentence subjects."

Subject: Meeting Request for Project Update Dear Mr. Novak, I hope this email finds you well. It is important to discuss the progress of our current project. A meeting on Thursday would be beneficial to ensure everything is on track. Please let me know if this time suits your schedule. Looking forward to your confirmation.

Subject: Meeting Request for Project Update Dear Mr. Novak, I hope this email finds you well. Is important to discuss the progress of our current project. Meeting on Thursday would be beneficial to ensure everything is on track. Please let me know if this time suits your schedule. Looking forward to your confirmation.