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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  H$ P9 `5 d& I7 O1 Y' G5 K: l' Y1. 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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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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/ ~/ O) `' f/ T) F7 T2. 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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2 {) A6 ?7 j  p2 ~! LThe correct way to ask the question is like this: how do you say... in English?

5. I am a Chinese.
I am a Chinese person, or I am Chinese.
6. He is a gay.
2 y9 T$ r8 `8 p7 F9 [' FHe is gay.
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7. Why? No why.
Not no why, no reason.
8. Thanks! No thanks!
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