Have you ever come back from a trip and said something like: "I met the culture" or "I knew the culture"?

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Or told someone "It's a fifty pounds note" instead of "a fifty-pound note"?

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What about "She wins a good salary" when you meant "She earns a good salary"?

If you're cringing a little bit right now – no judgement. These are some of the most common mistakes I hear from English learners at every level. And I don’t want to alarm you, but you may have been making them for years without anyone correcting you.

Not because you're careless but because most people won't stop and say, "Actually, that's not quite right."

Well, today that changes.

I've just released another Stop Making Mistakes lesson, and in this one we're tackling five common errors that trip up English learners at every level (yes, even advanced speakers make some of these).