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We all make mistakes, but there is no need to be making thoughtless mistakes when we are writing in English. Something as simple as misusing a few words, omitting some prefixes and using the wrong tense can really impact your image negatively. If you are writing a resume in English, using English to speak to clients or colleagues at work or studying in English and handing in term papers, the quality of your English writing has a big impact on the way you are perceived. Below I will highlight some examples of English mistakes and explore how English checking software might have been able to detect the errors - and save the writer's reputation!

• A friend of mine in university got back a paper she had written. The professor had circled the following sentence, and written 'Excuse me??!!' next to it: "The Presidents' power was circumcised...."

• An English language checker may have been able to pick up on the incorrect usage of the word 'circumcised' instead of the intended 'circumscribed'.

The following mistakes are so common, however my current spell checking and grammar software do not pick them up:

• "Mr. and Mrs. Smith have turned down the offer as their still considering they're options" (Mr. And Mrs. Smith have turned down the offer as they're still considering their options)

• "I could of tried harder" (I could have tried harder)

• "Ben is always loosing his money" (Ben is always losing his money)

More advanced English checking programs that offer spell-checking, grammar-checking as well as dictionary and thesaurus functions might be able to spot such common mistakes and make your writing and your message sound more professional.

You can get a free taster of what these programs offer at this 1-click English proofreader Obviously it is then entirely up to you to make sure the content of your business proposal, resume or term paper matches the level of your English!

Anne Ray is a writer and editor.Her background is in sociology and she has extensive experience writing academic texts, news articles and creative pieces.

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