| ▲ | machomaster 6 hours ago | |
These are typical errors made by the native speakers. Most (every?) language has rules, which are more difficult for a native speaker to follow vs. a well-spoken foreigner. Other examples in English are: - who vs whom - then vs than - ask vs acks | ||
| ▲ | ViscountPenguin 3 hours ago | parent | next [-] | |
Ask vs acks is just a regional pronunciation variant, nothing inherently wrong with it. I have noticed that a lot of people from backgrounds with enforced language uniformity (french and Russian speakers for example) have trouble with the idea though. | ||
| ▲ | tmtvl 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |
Less vs fewer. | ||
| ▲ | bigstrat2003 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | |
Very few people say "acks" instead of "ask". It's not a common error at all. I would say "who"/"whom" is the only truly common one you listed, though screwing up "than"/"then" is at least common enough that one runs into it with some regularity. | ||