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common mistakes Spanish speakers often make in English

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His friend that he lives in Singapore is visiting him next week.

His friend who lives in

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Which restaurant was it?! The one that we met? I have not been there in ages.

the one WHERE we

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Do you remember that I told you this a few weeks ago? The week that you were on vacation.

the week WHEN you were

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This is a city that it has a lot to offer.

which/that has (without IT)

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The person whose you saw was not Tom.

whom you saw / who you saw

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Yesterday I saw your car that was parked near the beach. (You have only 1 car.)

your car, which was

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I called my friend that she gave me this gift.

my friend who gave

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I have a new: Sarah is dating Tom.

I have some news (Uncountable)

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Could you, please, give me an advice on how to obtain this certificate?

give me some advice (Uncountable)

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pronunciation: Kate, cat, delicate, certificate, mate, ultimate, appropriate, adequate, radiant.

delicate (not deliKATE), certificate (not certifiKATE), ultimate (not ultimMATE) etc.

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pronuncation: adequate, appropriate, immediate, certificate, delicate, ultimate, mate, Kate, meditate.

adequate (not adeQUATE), appropriate (not appropriATE), immediate (not immediATE) etc.

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pronunciation: duck, product, subtitles, focus, vulnerable, fun, fundamental, funding, dust, industry, cultural, structure, introduction.

The "U" is not pronounced the same way in English as in Spanish. (*puto vs. pato*)

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pronunciation: dinner, runner, fortunate, ultimate, delicate, accurate, appropriate, verbal, fundamental, culture, cultural, industrial, confirmed.

(pronouncing the "schwa" [ə] sound properly)

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I am going on a business travel to Paris next week.

a business trip

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Pronunciation: gin, gene, jeans, ship, sheep, Lin, lean, kip, keep, lip, leap, chip, cheap, beach, pick, peak, this, these.

to differentiate between the short and the long vowel sounds

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Yesterday I bought 2 furnitures.

2 pieces of furniture (Uncountable)

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