Błędnie: Our Chairman never does mistakes; only sometimes is he misled in his decisions by the stupidity of his advisers. Poprawnie: Our Chairman never makes mistakes; only sometimes is he misled in his decisions by the stupidity of his advisers.
Słowo ‘mistake’ oznacza „pomyłkę”, „błąd”. W zwrocie „popełnić błąd” występuje z czasownikiem ‘make’, np. ‘I admit it – I made a mistake’ („Przyznaję – popełniłem błąd”).