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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" l( i* y( e! E2 z5 e2 m1. My husband has a good job. She makes over 100,000 dollars a year.
    My girlfriend did not live with me, because he is still in China.
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) W" l2 ~1 `, u# n4 VThe reason to make this mistake is not due to grammar knowledge. One reason might be she and he have the same pronunciation in Chinese.

2. I do not like big rain, I like small rain.
$ t8 w. t: @/ N- K3. 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.


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?
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6 O  L' Y8 X0 v: x5. I am a Chinese.
I am a Chinese person, or I am Chinese.
' m3 ~: N/ s2 o8 ^8 I0 A6. He is a gay.
He is gay.

7. Why? No why.
( B% O. h7 l* Z# I+ mNot no why, no reason.
8. Thanks! No thanks!