--- title: Free Resources | Blog | English and Culture Tutoring Services | Advice for English Students description: Advice for English Students | Free resources- English tutor, improve fluency, pronunciation, business English, vocabulary, idioms, listening, American culture, daily life in the US --- [![English Tutor New York-English Tutor Boston](https://www.englishandculture.com/hs-fs/file-1645034945-png/Englishandculture-images/Logo.png)](https://www.englishandculture.com/) # Resources: Notes on Life and Language in the United States ## [Why Native English Speakers Don't Correct You and Why That's Ok](https://www.englishandculture.com/blog/bid/102278/Why-Native-English-Speakers-Don-t-Correct-You-and-Why-That-s-Ok) Posted by [Lindsay McMahon](https://www.englishandculture.com/blog/author/lindsay-mcmahon) on Thu, Jul 10, 2014 @ 07:11 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://www.englishandculture.com/hs-fs/file-1205488058-jpg/images/why_native_english_speakers_dont_correct_you.jpg) ](https://www.englishandculture.com/blog/bid/102278/Why-Native-English-Speakers-Don-t-Correct-You-and-Why-That-s-Ok) Have you ever found yourself wondering why native English speakers don't correct you? 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