Common mistakes in English.

1. Don’t say: I was born the third of December.

Say: I was born in the third of December.

2. Don’t say: They have no houses to live.

Say: They have no houses to live in.

3. Don’t say: He lives two miles far from here.

Say: He lives two miles from here.

4. Don’t say: The ordered goods have not arrived.

Say: The goods ordered have not arrived.

5. Don’t say: The naughty boy picked a stone.

Say: The naughty boy picked up a stone.