Publicado el
13 de diciembre de 2016
por
Marta Carrasquilla.
Fecha de actualización:
8 de marzo de 2017.
Los estudiantes tienden a cometer los mismos errores una y otra vez cuando escriben su TFG en inglés. Revisa la lista atentamente para intentar evitar cometer los mismos errores cuando escribas un texto en inglés.
Aunque el corrector ortográfico localiza la mayoría de los errores que puedas haber hecho, no se puede confiar en él eternamente. A continuación, algunas de las palabras que se siguen escribiendo mal en muchos TFG en inglés:
Incorrecto
Correcto
acheive
achieve
benifit
benefit
concious
conscious
definately
definitely
dependant
dependent
disatisfied
dissatisfied
existance
existence
focussed
focused
heteroskedesticity
heteroskedasticity
homogenus
homogenous
imediate
immediate
labratory
laboratory
ocassionally
occasionally
payed
paid
posses
possess
practicaly
practically
precedure
procedure
publically
publicly
questionaire
questionnaire
respondant
respondent
seperate
separate
skedesticity
skedasticity
skewedness
skewness
specificly,
specifically
suceed
succeed
therefor
therefore
undoubtably
undoubtedly
unforseen
unforeseen
wether
whether
wich
which
Errores frecuentes en el lenguaje
Es raro que los TFG en inglés que editamos no contengan ninguno de los siguientes errores. No cometerlos aportará a tu texto mucha calidad, pudiendo así presentar un escrito más pulido y correcto.
Incorrecto
Correcto
¿Por qué?
Researches were conducted.
Research was conducted.
Research es un sustantivo incontable.
Further, the chance of bias is high.
Furthermore, the chance of bias is high.
Further no significa “in addition” (además); furthermore sí
The amount of variables may change.
The number of variables may change.
Utiliza number para los sustantivos contables (p. ej., changes) y amount para los incontables (p. ej., air).
A MRI, a HR directive
An MRI, an HR directive
Una abreviatura que inicia con vocal lleva siempre el artículo “an”.
The teenagers that
The teenagers who
Utiliza who para personas y that para cosas.
Otros errores comunes en inglés se detallan por categoría a continuación:
Adjetivos
Incorrecto
Correcto
Ejemplo
Are both similar
Are similar
Although the two cases aresimilar, they are not identical.
Politic
Political
Both economic and political factors were considered.
So called…, factor based…
So-called…, factor-based…
The so-called experts only conducted factor-based analyses.
Specially
Especially
The authors were especially interested in inflation pressures.
Uso de mayúsculas
Incorrecto
Correcto
Ejemplo
Results Of The Interviews
Results of the interviews or Results of the Interviews
Additional information is presented in Table 9 (Results of the interviews).
Conjunciones y términos de vinculación
Incorrecto
Correcto
Ejemplo
First of all, firstly
First
First, all participants were given a survey.
However …
However, …
However, most theorists disagree.
Like
Such as
Northern cities such as Oslo and Helsinki have long, dark winters.
Sustantivos / Frases con sustantivos
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Correcto
Ejemplo
Insights in
Insights into
The results offer valuable insights into the problem.
MNC’s, PC’s
MNCs, PCs
Most MNCs purchase thousands of PCs annually.
One criteria
One criterion
Although many criteria were considered, one criterion stood out
Research conclusion
Research conclusions
Chapter 6 contains the researchconclusions.
Taxi’s, umbrella’s
Taxis, umbrellas
Taxis are often full of forgotten umbrellas.
The childs behavior, the parents attitude
The child’s behavior, the parents’ attitude
Although the child’s behavior was aggressive, her parents’ attitude was very relaxed.
Two analysis
Two analyses
Several analyses were conducted, but one analysis was most fruitful.
Two hypothesis
Two hypotheses
This thesis proposes many hypotheses.
Preposiciones / Frases con preposiciones
Incorrecto
Correcto
Ejemplo
Besides, Next to
In addition to
In addition to building dams, the government also invested in roads.
From…till…
From…to…
The ages ranged from 18 to 24.
In the light of
In light of
The test was cancelled in light of the wind.
Per
By
The participants were grouped by height.
To what extend
To what extent
It is not known to what extent the subjects were being truthful.
Pronombres
Incorrecto
Correcto
Ejemplo
A person…their…
A person…his or her (or his/her)
A researcher should cite his or her sources.
You…
One…
If one reads the study, one may indeed be convinced
Puntuación de números
Incorrecto
Correcto
Ejemplo
10.000,00
10,000.00
The price was exactly $10,000.00.
1960’s
1960s
Many styles of music emerged in the 1960s.
Cuantificadores
Incorrecto
Correcto
Ejemplo
A couple of
A few, two/three, a handful of
A few controversial questions were also included.
A lot of
Many, much, several, a great deal of
Much time was spent on the test.
Términos utilizados en las citas
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Correcto
Ejemplo
Et al, Et all.
Et al.
The mutation is thought to be widespread (Han et al., 1999)
Et al. has
Et al. have
Omar et al. have asserted that the effect is temporary.
Verbos / Phrasal Verbs
Incorrecto
Correcto
Ejemplo
Choose yesterday
Chose yesterday
The project manager chose her team before planning began.
Divide in
Divide into
This thesis is dividedinto seven sections.
Lead yesterday
Led yesterday
Although the Liberals currently lead in the polls, the Conservatives led last week.
Make a photo
Take a photo
The time was set to take photos at 20-second intervals.
Send yesterday
Sent yesterday
The email was sent to all employees.
Palabras que comúnmente se confunden
¿Cuál usar?
Correcto
¿Cuál es generalmente la diferencia?
Effect/affect
The effect was strong; the drug affected all members of the experimental group.
Effect = noun
Affect = verb
Personnel/personal
The company’s personnel do not like to discuss their personal problems.
Personnel = noun
Personal = adjective
Principal/principle
The principal author outlined the theories and principles that arose from the study.
Principal = adjective
Principle = noun
Were/where
Where were you?
Were = verb
Where = adjective
Seguir estos consejos te ayudará a mejorar tu inglés académico escrito. ¡El siguiente paso es afinar tu escritura dependiendo de si estás utilizando inglés americano, británico o australiano!
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Carrasquilla, M.
(2017, 08 marzo). Errores comunes al redactar tu TFG. Scribbr.
Recuperado 28 de noviembre de 2023,
de https://www.scribbr.es/ingles-academico/errores-comunes-al-redactar-tu-tfg-en-ingles/
Marta es la responsable del mercado español en Scribbr. Es graduada en Administración y Dirección de Empresas y sabe lo complicado que puede llegar a ser escribir un buen documento académico. Es por eso que quiere ayudar al resto de estudiantes creando artículos que les faciliten la escritura de sus trabajos.
