Common English Mistakes in Personal Blog Posts by Ukrainian Speakers

This page focuses on errors typically made by native Ukrainian speakers from Ukraine when writing a Personal Blog Post in English.

Mistake Example #1

Using 'will' incorrectly in conditionals ('If it will rain, I will stay' instead of 'If it rains, I will stay')

Today I want to share my thoughts about the weather here in Ukraine. If it willrains tomorrow, I willono't go forn my usual morning walk. Instead, Iwi'll stayat home and enjoy a cup of tea while Ireading my favorite book.

Text corrected by:
Gregg, Los Angeles, CA

"I made changes to fix some grammar issues, and other tweaks."

Today I want to share my thoughts about the weather here in Ukraine. If it rains tomorrow, I won't go on my usual morning walk. Instead, I'll stay home and enjoy a cup of tea while I read my favorite book.

Today I want to share my thoughts about the weather here in Ukraine. If it will rain tomorrow, I will not go for my usual morning walk. Instead, I will stay at home and enjoy a cup of tea while reading my favorite book.

Mistake Example #2

Confusion with word order ('Always I go to the store' instead of 'I always go to the store')

Today, I decided to write about my weekend adventures. AI alwaysI love to explore new places, and this time I visited the beautiful Carpathian Mountains. NeverI havenever seen such breathtaking views, and the fresh air was a wonderful change from the city.

Text corrected by:
Jennifer, Detroit, Michigan USA

"I just moved a couple of words so the sentences read more naturally. Good job!"

Today, I decided to write about my weekend adventures. I always love to explore new places, and this time I visited the beautiful Carpathian Mountains. I have never seen such breathtaking views, and the fresh air was a wonderful change from the city.

Today, I decided to write about my weekend adventures. Always I love to explore new places, and this time I visited the beautiful Carpathian Mountains. Never I have seen such breathtaking views, and the fresh air was a wonderful change from the city.

Mistake Example #3

Skipping articles ('I bought car' instead of 'I bought a car')

Today I want to shareabout my weekend adventure. I went tothe mountains with my friends, and we had an amazing time. We started early in themorning and enjoyeda beautiful sunrise. After ourhike, we stopped ata small cafe for coffee and cake. It was theperfect way to end theday.

Text corrected by:
Jennifer, Detroit, Michigan USA

"Hello, there! I just added the missing articles and polished up the text."

Today I want to share my weekend adventure. I went to the mountains with my friends, and we had an amazing time. We started early in the morning and enjoyed a beautiful sunrise. After our hike, we stopped at a small cafe for coffee and cake. It was the perfect way to end the day.

Today I want to share about my weekend adventure. I went to mountains with my friends, and we had amazing time. We started early in morning and enjoyed beautiful sunrise. After hike, we stopped at small cafe for coffee and cake. It was perfect way to end day.