Common English Mistakes in Social Media Posts by Korean Speakers

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

Mistake Example #1

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

JI just finished watchinga movie with friends. It wasan amazing experience! We went to see it at thetheater near my house. After themovie, we had dinner ata restaurant and talked about ourfavorite scenes. CI can't wait to do it again soon!

Text corrected by:
Gregg, Los Angeles, CA

"This needed some tweaking to add missing articles ("the," "an," etc.)."

I just finished watching a movie with friends. It was an amazing experience! We went to see it at the theater near my house. After the movie, we had dinner at a restaurant and talked about our favorite scenes. I can't wait to do it again soon!

Just finished watching movie with friends. It was amazing experience! We went to see it at theater near my house. After movie, we had dinner at restaurant and talked about favorite scenes. Can't wait to do it again soon!

Mistake Example #2

Incorrect word order in complex sentences

Today I went to the park with my friends, and we had so much fun, we played games and ate snacks. The weather was perfect, sunny and warm, which made us happy. After we finished playing, we decided to go to the cafe, where we talked and laughed for hours.

Text corrected by:
Jennifer, Detroit, Michigan USA

"The main problem here is run-on sentences."

Today I went to the park with my friends, and we had so much fun, we played games and ate snacks. The weather was perfect, sunny and warm, which made us happy. After we finished playing, we decided to go to the cafe, where we talked and laughed for hours.

Today I went to the park with my friends, and we had so much fun, we played games and ate snacks. The weather was perfect, sunny and warm, which made us happy. After we finished playing, we decided to go to the cafe, where we talked and laughed for hours.

Mistake Example #3

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

I went to the concertin last night and it was amazing! The band played all my favorite songs, and I was so happy to be there awith my friends. We took many pictures and shared them on Instagram, and everyone commented ion how fun it looked.

Text corrected by:
Jennifer, Detroit, Michigan USA

"Very nice! I just needed to fix a few issues with prepositions."

I went to the concert last night and it was amazing! The band played all my favorite songs, and I was so happy to be there with my friends. We took many pictures and shared them on Instagram, and everyone commented on how fun it looked.

I went to the concert in last night and it was amazing! The band played all my favorite songs, and I was so happy to be there at my friends. We took many pictures and shared them on Instagram, and everyone commented in how fun it looked.