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Some friends, especially those who are just learning English, often make the following mistakes.
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' W. x* J. F! K5 @/ k# s1. My husband has a good job. She makes over 100,000 dollars a year.# ]8 ~# S. ?( C8 v, B- e
My girlfriend did not live with me, because he is still in China.3 w. _* z! L8 ]' L+ E
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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.
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2. I do not like big rain, I like small rain. u& E/ X, _" ^% M/ l C
3. Please close your phone.; t" } y* J; X) M6 R. i4 x' i0 k
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." M; G: x! b& W" ^( A
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4. How to say: heavy rain, light rain, and turn off your phone in English?+ h; u' D9 u: x/ |4 n
The correct way to ask the question is like this: how do you say... in English?! |6 D: w/ X1 ^: j" y
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5. I am a Chinese.
. [* T) y( u- d0 g6 QI am a Chinese person, or I am Chinese. ) U% M/ T$ R+ k4 n) M: c* w
6. He is a gay.
; z/ {8 ], m% j1 @1 bHe is gay. * j; x8 f. |4 F7 t' q; k1 N4 x, v4 ^
5 i9 ?$ c4 b9 z O& i( s7. Why? No why. / R/ `; } Y4 }; B! X- L
Not no why, no reason.
z; i/ @) u2 n& j) t8. Thanks! No thanks!( X) z! y* @* Y7 T4 K
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