Common English Mistakes in Email Practices by Slovak Speakers

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

Mistake Example #1

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

Subject: Meeting Request for Project Update Dear Mr. Johnson, I hope this email finds you well. I am writing to discuss the newprojectnew that we are working on. The team has made progresssignificantprogress, and we would like to schedule a meeting to update you on the recentdevelopmentsrecent. Could you please let us know your availability for next week? Thank you for your time and consideration. Best regards, Jozef Novak

Text corrected by:
Miss E., Cyprus, Europe

"This is fairly well-written, but please be mindful of your placement of adjectives. For example, "I am writing to discuss the project new" should be "I am writing to discuss the new project" and "The team has made progress significant" should be "The team has made significant progress"."

Subject: Meeting Request for Project Update Dear Mr. Johnson, I hope this email finds you well. I am writing to discuss the new project that we are working on. The team has made significant progress, and we would like to schedule a meeting to update you on the recent developments. Could you please let us know your availability for next week? Thank you for your time and consideration. Best regards, Jozef Novak

Subject: Meeting Request for Project Update Dear Mr. Johnson, I hope this email finds you well. I am writing to discuss the project new that we are working on. The team has made progress significant, and we would like to schedule a meeting to update you on the developments recent. Could you please let us know your availability for next week? Thank you for your time and consideration. Best regards, Jozef Novak

Mistake Example #2

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

Hello Peter, I hope you are well. It is nice to hear from you again. I wanted to asknow ifit's possible to meet next week to discuss the project details. It's important forthat us towe finalize everything before thedeadline. Let me know what day works best for you. L—looking forward to your reply.

Text corrected by:
Gregg, Los Angeles, CA

"This needed some changes to add omitted sentence subjects."

Hello Peter, I hope you are well. It is nice to hear from you again. I wanted to know if it's possible to meet next week to discuss the project details. It's important that we finalize everything before the deadline. Let me know what day works best for you—looking forward to your reply.

Hello Peter, I hope you are well. Is nice to hear from you again. I wanted to ask if possible to meet next week to discuss the project details. Is important for us to finalize everything before deadline. Let me know what day works best for you. Looking forward to your reply.

Mistake Example #3

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

Subject: Meeting Request for Project Update Dear Mr. Novak,I am writing to inform you that I hamve been working on the project sincefor two months and I have made significant progress. I have been in touch with the team regularly and we are planning to meet next week. Could you please let me know if you are available on Thursday? I am looking forward to discussing the updates with you. Thank you for your time and consideration.

Text corrected by:
Jennifer, Detroit, Michigan USA

"Good work! It just needed a few changes to the verb tense."

Subject: Meeting Request for Project Update Dear Mr. Novak, I am writing to inform you that I have been working on the project for two months and I have made significant progress. I have been in touch with the team regularly and we are planning to meet next week. Could you please let me know if you are available on Thursday? I am looking forward to discussing the updates with you. Thank you for your time and consideration.

Subject: Meeting Request for Project Update 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 have been in touch with the team regularly and we are planning to meet next week. Could you please let me know if you are available on Thursday? I am looking forward to discuss the updates with you. Thank you for your time and consideration.