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.

4 f# G9 h5 n7 y3 y4 h2 P& b7 q1. My husband has a good job. She makes over 100,000 dollars a year.
0 C- A" V5 p( d# W    My girlfriend did not live with me, because he is still in China.
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& Y1 \1 q) g+ [2 W* B$ OThe 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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7 y0 M# j9 J, a$ o5 f+ P4 Z2. 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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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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$ q' Q  x/ f9 y8 ~8 H+ P5. I am a Chinese.
8 p0 F/ V2 ?* J% ]0 H, OI am a Chinese person, or I am Chinese.
- {6 Q, i5 T' y9 b( E, J6. He is a gay.
" u( Y& w( p. XHe is gay.
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4 p9 l3 E, M5 m$ B7. Why? No why.
5 V9 o; ^/ @4 W; ?9 `1 W4 ?Not no why, no reason.
8 o: ]& c, F2 d3 T% A9 J0 |- c7 F6 u8. Thanks! No thanks!
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