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Some friends, especially those who are just learning English, often make the following mistakes.
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- d M. X1 V7 ^. m1. My husband has a good job. She makes over 100,000 dollars a year.) |# E; ]' e% s) t3 J0 V
My girlfriend did not live with me, because he is still in China.
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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. b% c+ F! S: t& ?* E7 a
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2. I do not like big rain, I like small rain.; C7 d2 I0 O! l* }: k5 ]+ w
3. Please close your phone.
* _& o, Q' j) M( L! tThese 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.7 h+ R& A+ `7 z. V% C( D
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* T( l7 H& @# m, f. P |; E7 h; s4. How to say: heavy rain, light rain, and turn off your phone in English?
! R$ Q7 D2 \; J% `$ a% NThe correct way to ask the question is like this: how do you say... in English?! t8 `+ W7 _6 \5 S
+ h: h4 k+ H8 }3 Y: N+ Z6 E5. I am a Chinese.
( t/ {/ V+ D% a% \( R: i5 s! ^I am a Chinese person, or I am Chinese. 2 e8 _) H! W/ y6 Z
6. He is a gay.+ W, g W' ^$ L0 r
He is gay.
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7. Why? No why. 9 |" d+ o" H7 H3 \% U% c( h
Not no why, no reason. 4 T" a: b9 u6 A; i9 k5 [
8. Thanks! No thanks!- x( k/ E3 I9 q& A4 ?
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