# Common English mistakes

Discover and avoid common English mistakes with our comprehensive guide. Learn how to improve your grammar, vocabulary, and writing skills.

## Common mistakes

1. [Creative Writing: E-Prime: 'to be' as the main verb](https://linguix.com/english/common-mistake/e_prime_loose)  
2. [Creative Writing: E-Prime: all 'to be' forms](https://linguix.com/english/common-mistake/e_prime_strict)  
3. [Non-standard question mark](https://linguix.com/english/common-mistake/non_standard_question_mark)  
4. [Apostrophe in dates](https://linguix.com/english/common-mistake/apostrophe_in_dates)  
5. [Require typewriter (straight) apostrophe (')](https://linguix.com/english/common-mistake/typewriter_apostrophe)  
6. [Require typographical (curly) apostrophe (’)](https://linguix.com/english/common-mistake/typographical_apostrophe)  
7. [Smart ellipsis (…)](https://linguix.com/english/common-mistake/ellipsis)  
8. [Whitespace after currency symbols: '$ 100' ($100)](https://linguix.com/english/common-mistake/currency_space)  
9. [(c) instead of ©](https://linguix.com/english/common-mistake/copyright)  
10. [(R) instead of ®](https://linguix.com/english/common-mistake/r_symbol)