Many English students seem obsessed with perfecting their English learning and become frustrated when they make errors and spend hours trying to correct those errors. shame and embarrassment bother every one of us from time to time. However, while you might try to prepare for embarrassing moments, you can never fully prevent them. With a little bit of skill those uncomfortable moments can turn into opportunities for learning, humor and maybe even friendship. As john Dryden says errors like straws upon the surface flow. He who would search for pearls must die below