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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1. My husband has a good job. She makes over 100,000 dollars a year.
: N6 o. T0 L$ e8 R- {$ A    My girlfriend did not live with me, because he is still in China.
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3 }+ W4 e+ t" M: AThe reason to make this mistake is not due to grammar knowledge. One reason might be she and he have the same pronunciation in Chinese.

- z5 K: z( F6 L% k3 R+ a: Y9 g2. I do not like big rain, I like small rain.
7 f9 f; O5 h( B; p3. 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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6 {& m" k7 s' Y  J$ X& G" {4. How to say: heavy rain, light rain, and turn off your phone in English?
6 {9 U1 T# Y  V, ^6 W5 t5 bThe correct way to ask the question is like this: how do you say... in English?

* d# L3 X' a& }5. I am a Chinese.
I am a Chinese person, or I am Chinese.
6. He is a gay.
: N9 w! L7 B! I+ o& [9 MHe is gay.
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7. Why? No why.
Not no why, no reason.
8. Thanks! No thanks!
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