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Minor but significant mistakes you may have made in speaking English

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Some friends, especially those who are just learning English, often make the following mistakes.+ i& g- K3 T0 F. b: {
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1. My husband has a good job. She makes over 100,000 dollars a year.
6 M! [+ e  b, ^  l0 c+ @3 D    My girlfriend did not live with me, because he is still in China.2 x7 p7 j( O; R

) j1 S" X5 U% l' \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.  `+ r+ N. N5 S/ A7 n1 Z

) r* B/ ?2 V' p2 g8 M% O2. I do not like big rain, I like small rain.
, {+ K2 }7 D3 `  Q- J, Z5 N; ^1 x& `3. Please close your phone.
4 v0 {, {* V8 a* W! PThese 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.0 I$ Z6 G9 r' t* _" ~( \
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7 c* r! H7 U1 x4. How to say: heavy rain, light rain, and turn off your phone in English?
& N. r) Z  h3 t2 [3 q9 [+ D* l; B9 ZThe correct way to ask the question is like this: how do you say... in English?
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) f7 W- w; j% ?" F& R8 B5. I am a Chinese." U) V! E4 Q$ G! L1 o" H
I am a Chinese person, or I am Chinese. 2 U. p! T3 w* b* W- k
6. He is a gay.
8 L4 D0 d' M- u2 z% f& z& `He is gay.
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7. Why? No why. ( Z0 x# ]& U9 b! C9 ]0 G2 h3 }/ |% P2 j
Not no why, no reason.
$ f! y. E1 [) N0 ~, g4 ?$ ]8. Thanks! No thanks!
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