Common English Mistakes in Social Media Posts by Ukrainian Speakers

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

Mistake Example #1

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

Todayhe weather is so nice,today. I always Ienjoy itwhenthe sun is shining like this! Yesterday I wentto the parkI went with friends, and we had such a good time. HI hopesoon we can do it againsoon, because IreallyI love spending time outdoors.

Text corrected by:
Camille, Maryland, USA

"I have just reordered some words to make the language more fluent. Nice job! "

The weather is so nice today. I always enjoy it when the sun is shining like this! Yesterday I went to the park with friends, and we had such a good time. I hope we can do it again soon, because I really love spending time outdoors.

Today weather is so nice, always I enjoy when sun is shining like this! Yesterday to the park I went with friends, and we had such a good time. Hope soon we can do it again, because really I love spending time outdoors.

Mistake Example #2

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

Just boughta new phone today! It has an amazing camera and thebattery lastsa long time. Can't wait to take it on atrip tothe mountains this weekend.

Text corrected by:
Jennifer, Detroit, Michigan USA

"A couple of articles were missing, so I added them."

Just bought a new phone today! It has an amazing camera and the battery lasts a long time. Can't wait to take it on a trip to the mountains this weekend.

Just bought new phone today! It has amazing camera and battery lasts long time. Can't wait to take it on trip to mountains this weekend.

Mistake Example #3

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

If it willrains tomorrow, I will not go to the park. I hope theweather will bes nice because I want to enjoy the day outside. If itwill be's sunny, we can have apicnic with ourfriends.

Text corrected by:
Gregg, Los Angeles, CA

"This needed some tweaking for correct word usage in conditionals, among other fixes."

If it rains tomorrow, I will not go to the park. I hope the weather is nice because I want to enjoy the day outside. If it's sunny, we can have a picnic with our friends.

If it will rain tomorrow, I will not go to the park. I hope weather will be nice because I want to enjoy the day outside. If it will be sunny, we can have picnic with friends.