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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9 _, K6 f6 d! C/ s1. My husband has a good job. She makes over 100,000 dollars a year.
. r( p. b  D& a9 m    My girlfriend did not live with me, because he is still in China.
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; Z- Y( H% b& MThe 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.
% `5 W/ g9 m- m3. 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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5 d9 x  h0 T. u  j. p' v4. How to say: heavy rain, light rain, and turn off your phone in English?
7 _" G5 W1 o, {/ z3 @8 w8 jThe correct way to ask the question is like this: how do you say... in English?
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% O) \- h8 y2 a; {# @& Y5. I am a Chinese.
I am a Chinese person, or I am Chinese.
6. He is a gay.
He is gay.

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