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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# @5 U; C( X" Q& m6 u! w5 R8 {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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8 j3 g* F! Y. ~- S7 E. eThe 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 w2 J" s9 n, `3 g2. I do not like big rain, I like small rain.
3. Please close your phone.
2 @9 @( [& c& i2 u& X# F$ L4 fThese 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.


2 T; d% u3 n6 y: ^; o% Z% R6 Q: |3 X4. 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?

: ~" U3 i6 ]2 m8 s8 |. N5. I am a Chinese.
5 ?* }' Y( X& X' _0 CI am a Chinese person, or I am Chinese.
8 K1 r1 A* e: Q6. He is a gay.
He is gay.
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3 k; ]: G( L7 k/ B6 ~7. Why? No why.
Not no why, no reason.
7 G' I3 k9 G* c0 B8. Thanks! No thanks!
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