Common English Mistakes in Meeting Minutess by Slovak Speakers

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

Mistake Example #1

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

MThe meeting started at 10 AM with all members present. DMembers discussedthe new project timeline and agreed that it is important to meet deadlines. DThey decided that it is necessary to allocate more resources to ensure success. MThe meeting concluded at 11 AM with action items assigned to each team member.

Text corrected by:
Vince, United States

"This was very good! Just a few small changes were needed to make each sentence correct. "

The meeting started at 10 AM with all members present. Members discussed the new project timeline and agreed that it is important to meet deadlines. They decided that it is necessary to allocate more resources to ensure success. The meeting concluded at 11 AM with action items assigned to each team member.

Meeting started at 10 AM with all members present. Discussed new project timeline and agreed that is important to meet deadlines. Decided that is necessary to allocate more resources to ensure success. Meeting concluded at 11 AM with action items assigned to each team member.

Mistake Example #2

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

Meeting Minutes: On 15th October, we have discussed the new marketing strategy. Maria haspresented the proposal, and she ihasbeen working on it since last month. Peter mentioned that he hascompleted the budget report, and he issendingt it to the teamsince yesterday. The next meeting is scheduled for 22nd October, and everyone is expected to prepare their feedback by then.

Text corrected by:
Jennifer, Detroit, Michigan USA

"Good job! I just fixed a few issues with the verb tense."

Meeting Minutes: On 15th October, we discussed the new marketing strategy. Maria presented the proposal, and she has been working on it since last month. Peter mentioned that he completed the budget report, and he sent it to the team yesterday. The next meeting is scheduled for 22nd October, and everyone is expected to prepare their feedback by then.

Meeting Minutes: On 15th October, we have discussed the new marketing strategy. Maria has presented the proposal, and she is working on it since last month. Peter mentioned that he has completed the budget report, and he is sending it to the team since yesterday. The next meeting is scheduled for 22nd October, and everyone is expected to prepare their feedback by then.

Mistake Example #3

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

Meeting Minutes: On 15thOctober15th, the team project was discussed in the roomconferenceroom. Theproject managerproject emphasized the importance of the strictdeadlinestrict. Theteam membersteam agreed to submit the finalreportfinal by the end of the month. Additionally, the newproposal newfor theclient potentialclient was reviewed, and feedbackconstructivefeedback was provided.

Text corrected by:
Vince, United States

"Overall your writing was very professional; it just needed a few tweaks to correct the word order. Good job!"

Meeting Minutes: On October 15th, the team project was discussed in the conference room. The project manager emphasized the importance of the strict deadline. The team members agreed to submit the final report by the end of the month. Additionally, the new proposal for the potential client was reviewed, and constructive feedback was provided.

Meeting Minutes: On 15th October, the team project was discussed in the room conference. The manager project emphasized the importance of the deadline strict. The members team agreed to submit the report final by the end of the month. Additionally, the proposal new for the client potential was reviewed, and feedback constructive was provided.