Spot the deliferate mistale. (Monty Python)
This section collects 26 mistakes that Spanish students regularly make, together with detailed explanations. Maybe one day, I'll reach 100!
I'll be adding mistakes every so often so check back maybe once a month for a new mistake.
If you can avoid all of these mistakes, no one will believe that you're Spanish!
1. Verbs need subjects
2. The plural of 'person' is 'people'
3. 'Any' is not negative
4. 'Grow' or 'grow up'?
5. I was born
6. 'Say' or 'tell'?
7. 'Responsible' is an adjective
8. 'Fun' or 'funny'?
9. There is / there are
10. Sensible, Sensitive and Sympathetic
11. Next, Last and Latest
12. Couples, Partners and Pairs
13. How do you say...? What do you call...?
14. The difference between 'lose' and 'miss'
15. Get
16. 'Usually', 'used to' and 'be used to'
17. Politics, Politicians and Policies
18. In The End, Eventually, At Last, Finally
19. Concentrate and Focus
20. Safety and Security
21. Doubts
22. Journey, Trip and Travel
23. This is the news
24. The order of questions
25. Look, watch and see
26. Must or Should?
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