Common English Mistakes in Tweets by Ukrainian Speakers

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

Mistake Example #1

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

TodayI am very excited I ambecause IfinallyI got tickets to the concert! AI have alwaysI wanted to see this band live, and now mydreammy is coming true. CI can't wait to sharethis experience with all my friends here in Ukraine!

Text corrected by:
Michele A., Boston, Massachusetts; United States

"I just moved some words around to make the sentences grammatically correct and natural-sounding."

Today I am very excited because I finally got tickets to the concert! I have always wanted to see this band live, and now my dream is coming true. I can't wait to share this experience with all my friends here in Ukraine!

Today very excited I am because finally I got tickets to the concert! Always I wanted to see this band live, and now dream my is coming true. Can't wait to share experience with all my friends here in Ukraine!

Mistake Example #2

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 the weather will be nice because I want to enjoy some fresh air. Let's see what theforecast will say later today!

Text corrected by:
Vince, United States

"Great job! Very few changes were needed overall."

If it rains tomorrow, I will not go to the park. I hope the weather will be nice because I want to enjoy some fresh air. Let's see what the forecast will say later today!

If it will rain tomorrow, I will not go to the park. I hope weather will be nice because I want to enjoy some fresh air. Let's see what forecast will say later today!

Mistake Example #3

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

JI just boughta new phone today! EI'm excited to try outthe camera and see how thephotos turn out. WThe weather is perfect for awalk in thepark,—I can't wait to enjoy thesunshine.

Text corrected by:
Gregg, Los Angeles, CA

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

I just bought a new phone today! I'm excited to try out the camera and see how the photos turn out. The weather is perfect for a walk in the park—I can't wait to enjoy the sunshine.

Just bought new phone today! Excited to try out camera and see how photos turn out. Weather is perfect for walk in park, can't wait to enjoy sunshine.