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Common Indian-English Errors

Common Errors intermediate medium

Forms carried over from Hindi that sound wrong in standard English.

Common Errors — Frequent mistakes Indian learners make.

Rules

1. "Discuss about" → discuss; "return back" → return; "repeat again" → repeat. 2. "What is your good name?" → What is your name? 3. "Since two days" → for two days. 4. "Myself Rohan" → I am Rohan. 5. "Do one thing" → do this / listen. 6. "Prepone" → bring forward (Indian English; use "bring forward" internationally).

Explanation

Indian English has unique forms from direct Hindi translation. For international writing, replace them with standard forms. Some (prepone, out of station) are accepted in Indian English but confusing abroad.

हिंदी में

भारतीय अंग्रेज़ी की आम गलतियाँ हिंदी से सीधे अनुवाद से आती हैं — discuss about, since two days, my good name आदि।

Examples

I am Rohan. — मैं रोहन हूँ।
We discussed the plan. — हमने योजना पर चर्चा की।

Common Mistakes

{"mistake":"I am living here since two years.","correction":"I have been living here for two years.","note":"Duration → for + present perfect continuous."}

Practice Questions

Q1. Find the error: "The meeting got postponed."

Answer: got

💡 Prefer 'was postponed' in formal English; 'got' is informal.

Q2. Find the error: "I have a doubt about this."

Answer: a doubt

💡 Standard English: 'I have a question/doubt' is acceptable, but the formal phrase is 'I have a question' — a common Indian-English usage.

Q3. Find the error: "He is my cousin brother."

Answer: brother

💡 'Cousin' alone means cousin brother/sister.

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Related Topics in Common Errors

Topic	Level	What it covers
Common Article Errors	intermediate	Frequent mistakes with a, an and the.
Common Verb Errors	intermediate	Frequent mistakes with verb forms and choices.
Subject-Verb Errors	intermediate	When the verb does not agree with its true subject.
Pronoun Errors	intermediate	Wrong pronoun case, agreement or who/whom confusion.
Tense Errors	intermediate	Mixing up tenses: present perfect vs past simple, state verbs, if-clauses.
Word Order Errors	elementary	Placing words in the English Subject–Verb–Object order.

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