Minor but significant mistakes you may have made in speaking English

billzhao

Some friends, especially those who are just learning English, often make the following mistakes.
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1. My husband has a good job. She makes over 100,000 dollars a year.
% `) u0 M; g$ z- L    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.
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! J! _) f* \# P; v, I0 S( G/ i2. I do not like big rain, I like small rain.
3. Please close your phone.
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.

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, Q8 c2 q& y2 P& j9 w( n9 k! _$ n4. How to say: heavy rain, light rain, and turn off your phone in English?
The correct way to ask the question is like this: how do you say... in English?

5. I am a Chinese.
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He is gay.

" d/ f, @, |6 y  v7. Why? No why.
1 |- H1 w1 y( sNot no why, no reason.
8. Thanks! No thanks!
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