Stop asking people "How was your night" - 20 Wrong English and the corrections.

Some of the English we speak everyday are incorrect but most of us communicating with the English are not aware.



  Below are some common errors spoken in English language.

   Incorrect English
1. Please off the light

Correct English
Please switch of the lights

Incorrect English
1. The rain is falling 

Correct 
It's raining

Incorrect English
3. Open to page 50

Correct
Open at page 50

Incorrect English
4. The Man is trickish

Correct
The man is tricky

Incorrect English
5. When are they coming 

Correct 
When will they come

Incorrect English
6. NEPA has Brought the light

Correct
NEPA has restored the light

Incorrect English
7. He is lacking behind

   

Correct
He is lagging behind 

Incorrect English 
8. Akpan is a gagte man

Correct 
Akpan is a gate keeper

Incorrect English
10. I waved my hands to him yesterday

Correct 
I waved to him yesterday

   Do not ask people how was their night, most people find it offending. You do not know what might have happened during the night. In other part of the world, if you ask some people "How was your night",

 They feel you are intruding their privacy. 

  So after greeting "Good morning" if you feel like adding other words you can go ahead and say "Hope you slept well". 

   I hope you learnt something new.