Common mistake I one (once) had

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The Common Mistake: Using "one" instead of "once"

One of the most common mistakes in English grammar is confusing the words "one" and "once." These two words may sound similar, but they have completely different meanings and uses.

The Difference Between "One" and "Once"

"One" is a number and a pronoun that refers to a single person or thing. It is used to indicate a specific quantity or a particular item.

Example: I have one book on my desk.

  • Incorrect: I one had a dream to become an astronaut.
  • Correct: I once had a dream to become an astronaut.

"Once" is an adverb that means "one time" or "on one occasion." It is used to describe something that happened in the past but is not happening anymore.

Example: I once traveled to Italy.

  • Incorrect: Did you mean 1 once or the 2?
  • Correct: Did you mean once or the 2?
  • Incorrect: I once saw a blue car at the street.
  • Correct: I once saw a blue car in the street.

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I one (once) had mistake examples

  • Incorrect:
    This one and not he one used by them.

    Correct:
    This one and not he once|the one used by them.

  • Incorrect:
    I one had a car.

    Correct:
    I once had a car.

  • Incorrect:
    I have built up my strength far from what it one was.

    Correct:
    I have built up my strength far from what it once was.

  • Incorrect:
    She ones told me a story.

    Correct:
    She once told me a story.

  • Incorrect:
    If you like it, I can do it once more time.

    Correct:
    If you like it, I can do it one more time.

  • Incorrect:
    One upon a time a queen married a king.

    Correct:
    Once upon a time a queen married a king.

  • Incorrect:
    Maybe this is once of the reasons.

    Correct:
    Maybe this is one of the reasons.

  • Correct:
    We spoke once of the steamer that runs on land, that travels on ribbons of steel.
  • Incorrect:
    This restaurant is once of the best!

    Correct:
    This restaurant is one of the best!

  • Incorrect:
    Every one in a while it happens.

    Correct:
    Every once in a while it happens.

  • Correct:
    I haven't used that one in a while.
  • Incorrect:
    You can disable a rule one it appears in a text.

    Correct:
    You can disable a rule once it appears in a text.

  • Incorrect:
    One you have the time, please check it out

    Correct:
    Once you have the time, please check it out

  • Correct:
    One I can support.
  • Correct:
    One they mentioned was Australia and also within Western Europe.
  • Incorrect:
    I fixed the problem one and for all!

    Correct:
    I fixed the problem once and for all!

  • Correct:
    This is the one and for all the other ones, I will check them later.
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