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.
Faltas de ortografía
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 are similar, 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
| Incorrecto |
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 research conclusions. |
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
| Incorrecto |
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 divided into 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!
