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Some friends, especially those who are just learning English, often make the following mistakes.9 W) \4 S/ J# k, w
- l' M: I7 e+ J& A3 x+ G; d: f1. My husband has a good job. She makes over 100,000 dollars a year.
# I# P# q. K Y+ e8 |- X3 f 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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" Z0 v$ ^( a* ~4 a$ `4 C2. I do not like big rain, I like small rain.
6 z x0 g5 r2 n* e# l3. Please close your phone./ y7 r, l" N R
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.; Y& o) F" k+ M9 r& g; ]6 o
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4. How to say: heavy rain, light rain, and turn off your phone in English?
0 X9 S4 k1 t" N* p9 q6 [- j8 RThe correct way to ask the question is like this: how do you say... in English?. q+ J: W2 Y& v6 E8 f
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5. I am a Chinese.
4 H6 P/ S& a3 u7 Q9 ?+ I8 F* A! OI am a Chinese person, or I am Chinese.
& Y* K" ]' v# [1 l( k) g# {/ K6. He is a gay.- q! Q- x& T6 M4 k) b: f" h
He is gay.
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$ l1 y# p/ G% |* g# q. V7. Why? No why.
# ^/ V) A! W+ L1 m+ T6 BNot no why, no reason.
5 N4 V; N. c9 d8. Thanks! No thanks!& J) Q9 B- y" E) j1 j
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