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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& x) k* v9 ~# h" c  u    My girlfriend did not live with me, because he is still in China.
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9 m; \- f% ]+ KThe 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.
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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8 a+ J: j; F5 C$ x2 v7 Z5 y4. 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?
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5. I am a Chinese.
$ o: j0 j' Q" \7 e* iI am a Chinese person, or I am Chinese.
6. He is a gay.
$ e1 W% @& X, H; M! ~He is gay.

7. Why? No why.
Not no why, no reason.
8. Thanks! No thanks!

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