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.

1. My husband has a good job. She makes over 100,000 dollars a year.
" q( |4 J+ [6 v    My girlfriend did not live with me, because he is still in China.
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- A) f( J. {$ x1 _8 @' z' x' ZThe reason to make this mistake is not due to grammar knowledge. One reason might be she and he have the same pronunciation in Chinese.
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2. 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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0 r) m# V6 E) f0 U4. How to say: heavy rain, light rain, and turn off your phone in English?
0 L1 V) J+ K, p! [8 LThe correct way to ask the question is like this: how do you say... in English?
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7 V% Y9 A0 b5 g% ]" B, Q5. I am a Chinese.
I am a Chinese person, or I am Chinese.
6. He is a gay.
He is gay.
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  h- u! c5 P& F! h$ `6 {# V6 x7. Why? No why.
Not no why, no reason.
7 H) I8 x0 W2 N7 k6 Y1 y3 M8. Thanks! No thanks!