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Some friends, especially those who are just learning English, often make the following mistakes.
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4 G) w |# b# p2 ?( l8 u6 F" d1 d( W1. My husband has a good job. She makes over 100,000 dollars a year.
& r6 ?1 E9 I% {& c0 ]2 V My girlfriend did not live with me, because he is still in China.
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5 C- N3 r, A R2 T% mThe reason to make this mistake is not due to grammar knowledge. One reason might be she and he have the same pronunciation in Chinese.) ?* E( ?$ i) D7 s. `
0 }8 x8 L8 A% f* \2. I do not like big rain, I like small rain.
/ G' k# H2 ]1 a' \5 G3. Please close your phone.
" o+ K B+ y5 j9 u6 fThese 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.' Y: D6 U$ }1 P1 P
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4. How to say: heavy rain, light rain, and turn off your phone in English?1 {) A0 S) |& {8 w$ b' a
The correct way to ask the question is like this: how do you say... in English?5 @0 T* [& q; B, c
: Q I8 e( U/ K+ c5. I am a Chinese.6 g+ O% P" H$ |6 Z4 b
I am a Chinese person, or I am Chinese.
3 P/ ?2 H5 @1 h6. He is a gay.
0 t) U7 F1 T+ T3 {# G% i6 L+ KHe is gay. - J' E" \% `$ X3 w* w% j
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7. Why? No why.
; A- R3 i% z4 yNot no why, no reason. 7 S. o! V8 ~& J. N8 Z8 c' r1 j5 b* v
8. Thanks! No thanks!
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