He speaks English good. - This is a mistake even native English speakers commonly make. The adverb 'well' should be used instead of the adjective 'good' to describe how someone does something. This is just one of a number of common English mistakes. Others include understanding the differences between since and for, and understanding the use of a few / few and a little / little. These mistakes and more can be found on the common mistakes page. Each mistake is explained with a follow-up quiz to check your understanding.
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MAY WE NOT SAY THAT THE LANGUAGE IS EVOLVING AND ‘ GOOD’ IS NOW,GRADUALLY GAINING THE FORCE OF AN ADVERB……..
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I’m confusing about using to infinitive and to preposition ;
for instance to make
vs to making . could you send me an explanation about it.
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Hello: I’m married with an English man and he sometimes calls a person or a group of people “block” which I don’t think is correct, He looked it up in a dictionary and it refers to “man, person as well” but it’s british. I’m supposed it’s only used in an informal conversation, isn’t it?