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Some friends, especially those who are just learning English, often make the following mistakes.
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7 Y F: B! m& z5 @1. My husband has a good job. She makes over 100,000 dollars a year.8 F/ o `" \# W( C) o- ?, _; R
My girlfriend did not live with me, because he is still in China.7 V2 i0 N) D6 L& L9 B8 Y3 p2 p
. i5 B: i0 R' m9 D! d6 pThe reason to make this mistake is not due to grammar knowledge. One reason might be she and he have the same pronunciation in Chinese.+ s& G6 B/ P- ?4 v1 t& F
+ z! A% ?) G% v2 T( j2. I do not like big rain, I like small rain., ^+ m( m$ R7 s/ c9 H! _) l
3. Please close your phone.
% S& M1 }3 ]- rThese 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.- V" t. n; R% B( _! \4 y% {
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! m6 t6 @1 r! @& x; q; ?# N4. How to say: heavy rain, light rain, and turn off your phone in English?
2 `) X: _% D8 U0 J* v( gThe correct way to ask the question is like this: how do you say... in English?
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5. I am a Chinese.
9 `1 D1 E4 ~3 V+ `# o ?I am a Chinese person, or I am Chinese.
2 k" b; m& d$ Y$ F9 q6. He is a gay." ~0 N; h8 D' L9 I0 A& ]2 [# n: p
He is gay.
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7. Why? No why. 7 w. ~1 E! m; S" j6 L V
Not no why, no reason. " M! @& x; U8 F! n2 _, c% u
8. Thanks! No thanks!
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