Grammar mistakes which are ok in spoken english

1. Referring to plural nouns in third-person singular of the verb ‘to be’.

“Hi Michael, here’s the orders you asked for!” The grammatically correct way of making such a statement would be – “Hi Michael, here ARE the orders you asked for!” – but it’s become commonplace to use the third-person singular instead, especially after words such as ‘here’ and ‘there’.

Another example – “We’re ready to set out for a hiking trip, here’s all the things we need – a tent, a sleeping bag and canned food.” If you follow English grammar rules to the letter, you should say “… here ARE all the things we need…” In spoken English, however, it’s perfectly fine to say “… here’s all the things we need…” and it’s up to you to choose how you’re going to say it.

2. Not observing correct word order in interrogative sentences beginning with a ‘wh’ word (‘why’, ‘where’, ‘when’ etc).

If I asked you which one of the following is the grammatically correct sentence – “Why it’s happening?” or “Why is it happening?” – you’d say that the latter one is the proper way of forming the question, right?

That’s correct, but did you know that in casual conversations no-one would pay much attention if you went with the former one – “Why it’s happening?”

“Where we’re going? I thought we had to go back home to fetch the schoolbooks and then go to the college?” If you go by the English grammar textbook, “where ARE we going?” is the grammar construct you should use. When you have a real-life conversation with someone, however, “where we’re going?” is totally acceptable because it’s much easier and faster to say!

3. Dropping the auxiliary verb “to be”, “to have” and “to do” from the beginning of an interrogative sentence.

“You really didn’t know about it?” instead of “DID you really not know about it?”

“Sleep well?” instead of “DID you sleep well?”

“We’re doing the shopping today or what? Make up your mind!” instead of“ARE we doing the shopping today or what?”

“You’ve lost your wallet again? I can’t believe it!” instead of “HAVE you lost your wallet again?”

(Englishharmony.com)