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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$ C! w+ d( W; C1. 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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" x4 T! l+ i% k5 M2 {- {6 ~9 @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.

2. I do not like big rain, I like small rain.
) f* c, O) ?* A3 l& 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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. h& v" T& J, }% |- X% Y3 O/ G4. How to say: heavy rain, light rain, and turn off your phone in English?
% w( J9 J' {6 t6 i, S6 `The correct way to ask the question is like this: how do you say... in English?

5. I am a Chinese.
, r+ z  a% J0 j+ Q/ x2 uI am a Chinese person, or I am Chinese.
6 U; ?- L% S+ o1 k; d) A8 e: @' G) c6. He is a gay.
( G  J7 y: L0 i% Q7 a# r* E) PHe is gay.

! z4 n: s# ^# Q5 O% w( {* @7. Why? No why.
Not no why, no reason.
8. Thanks! No thanks!
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