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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, K  {0 i9 e* a  l; t9 I, C1. My husband has a good job. She makes over 100,000 dollars a year.
4 y( o8 l+ f# u" s    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.
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2. I do not like big rain, I like small rain.
/ w* Z5 }" i9 x& N0 X3. Please close your phone.
0 F. m! f! ~4 E6 C" Z% V1 NThese 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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- Q. y# |, I7 R6 r( ~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?
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5. I am a Chinese.
7 I9 }2 a$ o; Q0 ]- h7 eI am a Chinese person, or I am Chinese.
6. He is a gay.
3 J  @- T( f0 x" sHe is gay.
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7. Why? No why.
5 N. d3 u- m- I4 I0 w$ t* jNot no why, no reason.
8. Thanks! No thanks!

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