Common English Mistakes in Reddit Posts by Ukrainian Speakers

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

Mistake Example #1

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

I just got back from atrip tothe Carpathians, and it was amazing! We stayed in asmall village and metsome locals who were very friendly. I bought ahandmade souvenir from themarket, and it isa beautiful reminder of mytime spent there.

Text corrected by:
Jennifer, Detroit, Michigan USA

"I just added a few articles. Good work!"

I just got back from a trip to the Carpathians, and it was amazing! We stayed in a small village and met some locals who were very friendly. I bought a handmade souvenir from the market, and it is a beautiful reminder of my time spent there.

I just got back from trip to Carpathians, and it was amazing! We stayed in small village and met locals who were very friendly. I bought handmade souvenir from market, and it is beautiful reminder of time spent there.

Mistake Example #2

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

Hey everyone! I am planning a trip to the Carpathians this weekend. If it willrains, I will stay at home and watch movies instead. But if the weather will bes nice, I will definitely go hiking. Anyone wants to join?

Text corrected by:
Jennifer, Detroit, Michigan USA

"I just needed to fix a couple of issues with the verbs. Nice work!"

Hey everyone! I am planning a trip to the Carpathians this weekend. If it rains, I will stay at home and watch movies instead. But if the weather is nice, I will definitely go hiking. Anyone want to join?

Hey everyone! I am planning a trip to the Carpathians this weekend. If it will rain, I will stay at home and watch movies instead. But if the weather will be nice, I will definitely go hiking. Anyone wants to join?

Mistake Example #3

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

Hello everyone! AI alwaysI enjoy readingthe posts here, and today I want to share something interesting. Recently, I wentto the mountainsI went with my friends, and it was an amazing experience. NeverI havenever seen such beautiful landscapes before, and IdefinitelyI recommend visiting if you have achance.

Text corrected by:
Jennifer, Detroit, Michigan USA

"Nice work! I made some changes to the word order and also added some articles."

Hello everyone! I always enjoy reading the posts here, and today I want to share something interesting. Recently, I went to the mountains with my friends, and it was an amazing experience. I have never seen such beautiful landscapes before, and I definitely recommend visiting if you have a chance.

Hello everyone! Always I enjoy reading posts here, and today I want to share something interesting. Recently, to the mountains I went with my friends, and it was amazing experience. Never I have seen such beautiful landscapes before, and definitely I recommend visiting if you have chance.