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Russian speakers learning English
— the mistakes your language makes you commit

Your native language (Русский) quietly pushes you into specific English errors. Here are the ones to watch — and the fix for each. This is exactly how WordSlick coaches you, every day.

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Articles (Russian has none)

Russian has no a/an/the, so they vanish. Rough rule: new-to-listener → a/an, already-known → the — and most singular countable nouns need one.

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Present perfect avoidance

Russian covers everything with one past, so "I lost my keys" gets used for a result that still matters — English wants "I HAVE lost my keys" when the effect is now.

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Don't drop "is/are"

Russian omits "to be" in the present ("она врач"); English requires it: "she IS a doctor", "it IS cold".

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Adverb placement calques

"Я очень люблю…" gives "I very like it"; English says "I REALLY like it" or "I like it very much". "Very" can't sit before a verb.

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Articles (a/an/the)

When to use a/an/the vs nothing is subtle and trips most learners.

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Tense & aspect

Present perfect vs past simple, continuous vs simple — English aspect is fine-grained.

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