Minor but significant mistakes you may have made in speaking English

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Some friends, especially those who are just learning English, often make the following mistakes.

8 l: t2 P2 W" P2 E1. My husband has a good job. She makes over 100,000 dollars a year.
, D& v1 o9 G, r$ N& E9 f. @" a' i( y    My girlfriend did not live with me, because he is still in China.
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/ u. u' |. i1 TThe 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.
" B3 `! v' Q6 |& c/ F4 g# L9 b3. 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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& T8 G3 I+ X- ~7 d, ~4. 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.
I am a Chinese person, or I am Chinese.
. o; [# g7 r+ X: v8 Y% r# i5 X7 u: Z6. He is a gay.
' F; P7 p! Y" L/ s! T- ?2 e0 x( d! UHe is gay.
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& w, L0 k) e' B# J" C/ r' l2 I7. Why? No why.
/ h* i/ x2 |4 h* SNot no why, no reason.
" u' t; Z3 b1 Q! i1 J8. Thanks! No thanks!