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Some friends, especially those who are just learning English, often make the following mistakes.
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0 T9 Y) g$ Y' {# B% n8 S9 {1. My husband has a good job. She makes over 100,000 dollars a year.
2 q j( c) }) ~ 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.4 L& U1 T1 |* m. a
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2. I do not like big rain, I like small rain.8 K* R; l: O3 z2 J7 t( b
3. Please close your phone.2 K+ [8 w' p' A
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.* K$ G! a& @* i
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4. How to say: heavy rain, light rain, and turn off your phone in English?) p5 M# n# Q: N& s
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.% ]8 H* L; D5 L" K1 L3 }
I am a Chinese person, or I am Chinese. 9 }! O9 w( u4 d/ u) v! y
6. He is a gay.& Q) v5 c3 P% S- F/ t9 T
He is gay. - ~( d8 ?( j2 @% Y+ n/ h9 N4 N
( P9 z! s# U- R- r5 O7. Why? No why.
7 S( ^5 G. [% {' fNot no why, no reason. * x0 ^' |" X2 h' N+ K
8. Thanks! No thanks!! f( e t0 H9 C3 B3 c" q9 K
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