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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2 r1 [0 R' q- s" Y+ a/ @1. My husband has a good job. She makes over 100,000 dollars a year.
    My girlfriend did not live with me, because he is still in China.
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The reason to make this mistake is not due to grammar knowledge. One reason might be she and he have the same pronunciation in Chinese.

& v$ Z# K- o9 g7 H  {, h2. I do not like big rain, I like small rain.
( @/ U& A4 a) `1 B7 ~7 c3 y9 F; R3. 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?

5. I am a Chinese.
5 U  ?& L9 v+ KI am a Chinese person, or I am Chinese.
6. He is a gay.
" {: Q* v; c2 V" m8 R0 y4 ~He is gay.
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  [; G" L* P3 E: e9 q7. Why? No why.
% E8 T' {/ ]$ ]& F+ pNot no why, no reason.
8 E/ n  y+ h9 N  n8. Thanks! No thanks!
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