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Some friends, especially those who are just learning English, often make the following mistakes.
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1. My husband has a good job. She makes over 100,000 dollars a year.0 T4 o. b q) i+ v$ r* r4 @$ M
My girlfriend did not live with me, because he is still in China.. B/ V& z D4 z9 l: v% Q3 ?
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The reason to make this mistake is not due to grammar knowledge. One reason might be she and he have the same pronunciation in Chinese. V& k! E- v$ c# ?
+ g8 n4 @6 B3 K/ y0 h2. I do not like big rain, I like small rain.3 c. X2 S1 A; ?
3. Please close your phone.
" _) M9 T# G V( s$ s. K6 vThese mistakes are made because of direct translation. Another similar mistake is: I very like Canada. You really like Canada, or you like Canada very much.( \* }( h) i j1 ?! c
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/ ]' M) T: m% K" O' j: M4 s4. How to say: heavy rain, light rain, and turn off your phone in English?$ B+ `* s$ n; z9 X6 E
The correct way to ask the question is like this: how do you say... in English?
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5. I am a Chinese.) G! L; c1 m, s' W. o' T% y b
I am a Chinese person, or I am Chinese.
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He is gay. 8 K( l5 c V m) c- _. r7 K9 h
# D: ^, r9 l' C# U$ d7 I8 n7. Why? No why.
/ T# ~' M- `+ S7 h+ v: |) vNot no why, no reason.
- e9 u; b6 c, [* B8. Thanks! No thanks!& x { r( ]. ]. W" Q9 p
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