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Minor but significant mistakes you may have made in speaking English

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Some friends, especially those who are just learning English, often make the following mistakes.4 k/ \# M/ d0 `* a. f1 D+ D

1 o$ p$ i6 l4 M9 z4 ?1. My husband has a good job. She makes over 100,000 dollars a year.$ h0 q: X& F$ e
    My girlfriend did not live with me, because he is still in China.. }  E2 H2 T1 R6 H! E& H
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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.' A$ j8 ^, J, U5 w1 ^. x+ h' u
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2. I do not like big rain, I like small rain.
, c' b0 E4 Y9 c9 x* P1 @3. Please close your phone." q/ L! c& P% L! x% r* u8 t. V
These 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.6 e% y" a! b7 P+ o* }4 `' B2 ]

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4. How to say: heavy rain, light rain, and turn off your phone in English?  N  r/ P  t8 y& I4 X
The correct way to ask the question is like this: how do you say... in English?
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& A! B8 j8 z& Z2 c5. I am a Chinese.! q. E1 L6 D" {
I am a Chinese person, or I am Chinese.
: c: N. U7 j- m4 ?( F' J0 @( X6. He is a gay.% |  w+ T7 T% M3 Q, k- |. v* s
He is gay. ; F! t+ C6 j$ S2 y% l% T% t
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7. Why? No why.
! ~4 c( r+ k$ `& FNot no why, no reason.
: S" T/ V2 @' |6 l$ Q/ n% F8. Thanks! No thanks!/ L$ A9 O# r/ A
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