Common English Mistakes in Journal Entries by Korean Speakers

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

Mistake Example #1

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

This modayrning, I went to the park. in the morning and iIt was so refreshing to see the flowers blooming. I met my friend at the park and we decided to have lunch onat a cafe nearby. We talked about our plans for the weekend and agreed to meet inat my house on Saturday.

Text corrected by:
Jennifer, Detroit, Michigan USA

"I fixed a couple of issues with prepositions and made a few additional changes. Well done!"

This morning, I went to the park. It was so refreshing to see the flowers blooming. I met my friend at the park and we decided to have lunch at a cafe nearby. We talked about our plans for the weekend and agreed to meet at my house on Saturday.

Today, I went to the park in the morning and it was so refreshing to see the flowers bloom. I met my friend at the park and we decided to have lunch on a cafe nearby. We talked about our plans for the weekend and agreed to meet in my house on Saturday.

Mistake Example #2

Incorrect word order in complex sentences

Today was aday very excitingday because my friend and I went to the park where we played many games. After we finished playing, we decided to eat ice cream, which was verydeliciousvery. The weather was so nice that we stayed longer than we plannedoriginallyplanned, and it made us veryhappyvery.

Text corrected by:
Jennifer, Detroit, Michigan USA

"Nice job! I just needed to fix a couple of issues with the word order."

Today was a very exciting day because my friend and I went to the park where we played many games. After we finished playing, we decided to eat ice cream, which was very delicious. The weather was so nice that we stayed longer than we originally planned, and it made us very happy.

Today was a day very exciting because my friend and I went to the park where we played many games. After we finished playing, we decided to eat ice cream, which was delicious very. The weather was so nice that we stayed longer than we planned originally, and it made us happy very.

Mistake Example #3

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

Today wasa very busy day. I went tothe market to buy ingredients for dinner. After that, I met afriend ata cafe near my house. We talked abouta trip we are planning for next month. It will bean exciting adventure, and I can't wait to explore new places with them.

Text corrected by:
Miss E., Cyprus, Europe

"Don't forget to use articles in your sentences: for example, "Today was very busy day." should be "Today was a very busy day." and "I went to market" should be "I went to the market"."

Today was a very busy day. I went to the market to buy ingredients for dinner. After that, I met a friend at a cafe near my house. We talked about a trip we are planning for next month. It will be an exciting adventure, and I can't wait to explore new places with them.

Today was very busy day. I went to market to buy ingredients for dinner. After that, I met friend at cafe near my house. We talked about trip we are planning for next month. It will be exciting adventure, and I can't wait to explore new places with them.