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Some friends, especially those who are just learning English, often make the following mistakes., d' b5 L" ?8 _3 B$ U
) O& y- }9 i$ g8 Z- E4 g1. My husband has a good job. She makes over 100,000 dollars a year.
) R' J6 t. j7 u My girlfriend did not live with me, because he is still in China.
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5 O- `( w" ?# |9 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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`( c6 n+ g, h1 t H; c, s2. I do not like big rain, I like small rain.; H1 _) O8 }2 m. X
3. Please close your phone.
' g! Y, P5 r5 _' mThese 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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@6 F" R8 r1 d5 F4. How to say: heavy rain, light rain, and turn off your phone in English?
$ Y% ^6 r2 D2 x7 C3 l9 i7 IThe correct way to ask the question is like this: how do you say... in English?- b+ j7 ]6 o7 Q& L6 l% p5 j! R
7 I1 c1 J' U$ k6 M, [6 \# p5. I am a Chinese., d; a Z* x+ f t( p; g8 |6 r
I am a Chinese person, or I am Chinese.
( `% w0 S" K/ b6 h$ t! _6 W6. He is a gay.
: H! z+ T1 i E: ZHe is gay. % ^: c' c7 g7 C. ?3 i+ x- n, I
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7. Why? No why.
1 U; d# U. t/ { B+ ~" wNot no why, no reason. 7 ?4 ~3 Q8 w! @+ L& p2 E3 G
8. Thanks! No thanks!
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