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Minor but significant mistakes you may have made in speaking English

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发表于 2017-9-20 18:12 | 显示全部楼层 |阅读模式
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Some friends, especially those who are just learning English, often make the following mistakes.( b6 ^5 K7 {1 Y& Q/ i! F
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1. My husband has a good job. She makes over 100,000 dollars a year.) K' a0 u% _  x/ k' H% ~
    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.4 m& U  ^; Q$ n% b$ L
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2. I do not like big rain, I like small rain.2 x, v2 L2 l) Q3 |
3. Please close your phone.
* s- f' Q3 \4 a: z2 \+ U2 k. yThese 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./ K2 G" o$ f; A

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4. How to say: heavy rain, light rain, and turn off your phone in English?3 x, M% F$ f2 w+ B
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.
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5 Z5 u0 w4 f1 j- t6. He is a gay.
7 A0 \) L8 g  ~! f% VHe is gay.
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7. Why? No why.
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3 B* |! k, r# D8. Thanks! No thanks!
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