Common Writing Errors
This page collects several of the most common writing errors that I have noticed in papers, reports and theses. Many are related to incorrect translation from German (or other languages) to English.
See also: Get it Write
And see also How to Write Good, by Michael O'Donoghue ;-)
- Never say "allows to" again
- Citations are annotations, not parts of speech
- "Who" vs "Which" and "That"
- "Which" vs. "that"
- No comma before "that"
- Don't join sentences with commas
- "Amount" vs. "number"
- "Less" vs. "Fewer"
- "Little" vs. "few"
- "Its" vs. "it's"
- "A" vs. "an"
- Avoid Nounification
- Hyphenate adjectives, not nouns
- Software — countable or uncountable?
- Get the "Lead" Out
- "Such that" vs "so that"
- Evaluate That Donkey