Common English Mistakes in Press Releases by Slovak Speakers

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

Mistake Example #1

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

For Immediate Release: Exciting news from our company! IsWe are launchingour new product line next month, and wea're thrilled to invite everyone to the grand unveiling event. It's important to us to share this milestone with our valued customers and partners.

Text corrected by:
Gregg, Los Angeles, CA

"This needed some tweaking to add missing sentence subjects, among other fixes."

For Immediate Release: Exciting news from our company! We are launching our new product line next month, and we're thrilled to invite everyone to the grand unveiling event. It's important to us to share this milestone with our valued customers and partners.

For Immediate Release: Exciting news from our company! Is launching new product line next month, and we are thrilled to invite everyone to the grand unveiling event. Is important to us to share this milestone with our valued customers and partners.

Mistake Example #2

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

For Immediate Release: We are excited to announce the launch of the newphonenew, which promises to revolutionize the market with its featuresinnovativefeatures. Theteam dedicatedteam has worked tirelessly to ensure that the product meets the highestexpectationshigh of our customers. Join us at the launcheventgrand on Friday to experience the technologycutting-edge technologyfirst-hand.

Text corrected by:
Michele A., Boston, Massachusetts; United States

"I adjusted the word order in some of the phrases. Otherwise, the ideas in this text are clearly expressed."

For Immediate Release: We are excited to announce the launch of the new phone, which promises to revolutionize the market with its innovative features. The dedicated team has worked tirelessly to ensure that the product meets the highest expectations of our customers. Join us at the launch event on Friday to experience the cutting-edge technology first-hand.

For Immediate Release: We are excited to announce the launch of the phone new, which promises to revolutionize the market with its features innovative. The team dedicated has worked tirelessly to ensure that the product meets the expectations high of our customers. Join us at the event grand on Friday to experience the technology cutting-edge firsthand.

Mistake Example #3

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

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Bratislava, Slovakia – We are excited to announce that our company haisbeen expanding its operations in the Central European market. Our team ihas wbeen develorkpingon innovative solutions forthat have been developedasincet three years, and we are proud to say that our products are now available in more than ten countries. We have been receiving positive feedback from our clients, and we are committed to continuedelivering high-quality services.

Text corrected by:
Michele A., Boston, Massachusetts; United States

"I made some changes to the verb tense in some of the phrases. Otherwise, the ideas in this text are clearly expressed."

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Bratislava, Slovakia – We are excited to announce that our company is expanding its operations in the Central European market. Our team has been developing innovative solutions for the past three years, and we are proud to say that our products are now available in more than ten countries. We have been receiving positive feedback from our clients, and we are committed to delivering high-quality services.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Bratislava, Slovakia – We are excited to announce that our company has been expanding its operations in the Central European market. Our team is working on innovative solutions that have been developed since three years, and we are proud to say that our products are now available in more than ten countries. We have been receiving positive feedback from our clients, and we are committed to continue delivering high-quality services.