Studies Show Most Adults Can’t Pass A Basic English Phrases Test. Can You Make It All The Way Through?

Posted on Nov 12, 2026 UTC

You might think you've got a pretty good grasp of the English language, but I'm about to put that confidence to the test. Turns out, some of the phrases we use almost every day are surprisingly easy to mess up, and the worst part is that the wrong versions sound sooo right. So, I've put together 26 questions to see if you can tell the difference. And fair warning, you might discover you've been confidently saying something wrong for years!

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