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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% X1 Q9 W- |5 I* S1. My husband has a good job. She makes over 100,000 dollars a year.
% b- U3 ~* _* |4 \+ e7 E    My girlfriend did not live with me, because he is still in China.

* m& f: X$ q* e4 |. QThe reason to make this mistake is not due to grammar knowledge. One reason might be she and he have the same pronunciation in Chinese.

3 s% B7 G( x; w% d0 y; c; f2. 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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$ Z1 ]! e" c  [: y4. How to say: heavy rain, light rain, and turn off your phone in English?
) C7 G* s2 c+ m( C5 i: f& p$ K& x! NThe correct way to ask the question is like this: how do you say... in English?

5. I am a Chinese.
& G8 S6 r' C& m2 _+ \, ]9 A2 D9 TI am a Chinese person, or I am Chinese.
6. He is a gay.
8 x  e1 H5 d, d" XHe is gay.

7. Why? No why.
1 U8 M, s7 S! T9 |: DNot no why, no reason.
8. Thanks! No thanks!
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