Common English Mistakes in Email Practices by Korean Speakers

This page focuses on errors typically made by native Korean speakers from South Korea when writing a Email Practice in English.

Mistake Example #1

Incorrect word order in complex sentences

Dear Mr. Smith, I hope this email finds you well. I wanted to discussabout the project proposal we submitted last week. When you have time, could you please review it and let me know your thoughts? Also,I amalso wondering ifnext week we can schedule a meetingnext week to go over any questions you might have. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

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

"Changes I made were mostly to improve fluidity and readability. Otherwise, the ideas in this text are clearly expressed."

Dear Mr. Smith, I hope this email finds you well. I wanted to discuss the project proposal we submitted last week. When you have time, could you please review it and let me know your thoughts? I am also wondering if we can schedule a meeting next week to go over any questions you might have. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Dear Mr. Smith, I hope this email finds you well. I wanted to discuss about the project proposal we submitted last week. When you have time, could you please review it and let me know your thoughts? Also, I am wondering if next week we can schedule a meeting to go over any questions you might have. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Mistake Example #2

Confusion with prepositions ('in', 'on', 'at')

Subject: Meeting Schedule Confirmation Dear Mr. Kim,I hope this email finds you well. I am writing to confirm our meeting scheduled ion Friday. Could you please let me know if we will meet onat the office or at the cafe nearby? I want to ensure everything is prepared in advance. Thank you for your assistance, and I look forward to seeing you at the meeting.

Text corrected by:
Jennifer, Detroit, Michigan USA

"Great job! I just needed to fix a couple of prepositions."

Subject: Meeting Schedule Confirmation Dear Mr. Kim, I hope this email finds you well. I am writing to confirm our meeting scheduled on Friday. Could you please let me know if we will meet at the office or at the cafe nearby? I want to ensure everything is prepared in advance. Thank you for your assistance, and I look forward to seeing you at the meeting.

Subject: Meeting Schedule Confirmation Dear Mr. Kim, I hope this email finds you well. I am writing to confirm our meeting scheduled in Friday. Could you please let me know if we will meet on the office or at the cafe nearby? I want to ensure everything is prepared in advance. Thank you for your assistance, and I look forward to seeing you at the meeting.

Mistake Example #3

Omitting articles ('a', 'an', 'the')

Subject: Request for Information Hello Professor Kim,I hope this email finds you well. I ama student in your English class, and I have aquestion aboutthe assignment due next week. Could you please provide more details on the topic we should focus on? I want to make sure I understand therequirements correctly. Thank you for your help.

Text corrected by:
Jennifer, Detroit, Michigan USA

"Good work! I just added some articles that were missing."

Subject: Request for Information Hello Professor Kim, I hope this email finds you well. I am a student in your English class, and I have a question about the assignment due next week. Could you please provide more details on the topic we should focus on? I want to make sure I understand the requirements correctly. Thank you for your help.

Subject: Request for Information Hello Professor Kim, I hope this email finds you well. I am student in your English class, and I have question about assignment due next week. Could you please provide more details on topic we should focus on? I want to make sure I understand requirements correctly. Thank you for your help.