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"Who" vs. "That"
"Who" vs. "That" is another common error I'd like to point out.
It's quite simple, really. If the subject is a person, use "who"; if the subject isn't a person, use "that."
Examples:
She is the one who likes to dance. NOT: She is the one that likes to dance.
He works for the company that makes the BlackBerry. NOT: He works for the company who makes the BlackBerry.
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Knowing that death is certain and that the time of death is uncertain, what's the most important thing?
—Bhikkhuni Pema Chödrön
Humankind cannot bear very much reality.
—From "Burnt Norton," Four Quartets (1936), T. S. Eliot
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