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Some friends, especially those who are just learning English, often make the following mistakes.8 A* F- O: C& l; x- B2 d
B- ?8 ?5 w1 U( s1. My husband has a good job. She makes over 100,000 dollars a year.
9 m% X6 g7 p! m1 g2 R4 E My girlfriend did not live with me, because he is still in China.
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# p6 }% Q7 [7 V% U$ }& |' _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.- k6 i/ x, ~4 [, c
$ t l# D8 J3 M8 X L2. I do not like big rain, I like small rain.1 i2 k% z$ B4 C$ b' b9 i
3. Please close your phone.
" d- X& K- H; }# O: HThese 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.+ g: d7 \; L1 d% [& u5 D3 v$ s
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4. How to say: heavy rain, light rain, and turn off your phone in English?. f* n, V' c, J, z! V
The correct way to ask the question is like this: how do you say... in English?
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* e6 D+ `# ]! U2 w: D7 o. W/ U, m5. I am a Chinese.& [; Z" ^! m! @: K w! ^
I am a Chinese person, or I am Chinese.
( l' _) A4 y! \$ n: y! s6. He is a gay.; A) m3 P* z r' L6 ~6 [$ A
He is gay. : [( C5 v8 Y2 D* E8 p
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7. Why? No why.
9 V# O. x4 G0 I& T2 b$ xNot no why, no reason.
; l( L8 N! G) a+ D- q; ?8. Thanks! No thanks!
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