XPRRTR001
Discuss, not discuss about
✕ We discussed about the issue.
✓ We discussed the issue.
Open explanationMetkagram · Russian → English transfer · 9 reviewed patterns
Common English mistakes Russian speakers make — as reusable patterns.
Not a shame list. This is a transfer map: spot the Russian-shaped frame, replace it with the target English pattern, then practise the corrected structure in context.
XPRRTR002
Explain me vs explain it to me
✕ Can you explain me this rule?
✓ Can you explain this rule to me?
Open explanationXPRRTR003
I agree, not I am agree
✕ I am agree with the proposal.
✓ I agree with the proposal.
Open explanationXPRRTR004
Missing a, an, and the
✕ I sent email to manager.
✓ I sent an email to the manager.
Open explanationXPRRTR005
Listen to, depend on: learn the preposition with the verb
✕ The result depends from the input.
✓ The result depends on the input.
Open explanationXPRRTR006
Present Perfect for a situation that started in the past
✕ I am living here for five years.
✓ I have been living here for five years.
Open explanationXPRRTR007
If I see..., not If I will see...
✕ If we will find the cause, we will fix it.
✓ If we find the cause, we will fix it.
Open explanationXPRRTR008
I really like it, not I very like it
✕ I very like this approach.
✓ I really like this approach.
Open explanationXPRRTR009
Feel good, not feel myself good
✕ I feel myself tired today.
✓ I feel tired today.
Open explanationResearch grounding
Research grounding
This section does not assume that every Russian speaker makes the same mistakes. It tracks recurring L1→L2 transfer patterns, several of which are well documented in learner-English research.
- Definite and indefinite article accuracy in learner English: A multifactorial analysisCambridge University Press · 2023
- Sources of linguistic knowledge in the second language acquisition of English articlesLingua · 2008
- The acquisition of the copula be in present simple tense in English by native speakers of RussianSystem · 2012
- Error Analysis of Written Production: The Case of 6th Grade Students of Kazakhstani SchoolProcedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences · 2016