Minor but significant mistakes you may have made in speaking English

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Some friends, especially those who are just learning English, often make the following mistakes.
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! U/ P  B( _4 K+ @% d2 _% B1. My husband has a good job. She makes over 100,000 dollars a year.
' P; s: r7 F$ M' s3 G9 ?    My girlfriend did not live with me, because he is still in China.

, X/ D3 I6 g! P. IThe 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.
3. Please close your phone.
1 o" y8 y2 {+ ]" T1 J* P7 j3 {7 f5 e6 oThese 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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& T: z5 s$ c9 h8 u+ {. t3 D4. How to say: heavy rain, light rain, and turn off your phone in English?
# `! h8 {. R. l' g2 r1 j( q; ?The correct way to ask the question is like this: how do you say... in English?

' `% ?( P/ }" d( S+ r5. I am a Chinese.
& y' h+ k: z- K, ?I am a Chinese person, or I am Chinese.
& h6 Q" I( m" Y! k# w0 e/ C9 ~! n5 |8 _6. He is a gay.
He is gay.
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; o: g) [* I% M7. Why? No why.
Not no why, no reason.
+ k0 h# A( x( Q$ O- `8. Thanks! No thanks!

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