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; c7 m  w' n0 Y1. My husband has a good job. She makes over 100,000 dollars a year.
& R6 w1 s# L7 J8 _, E2 y$ F    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.

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.


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?

5. I am a Chinese.
I am a Chinese person, or I am Chinese.
6. He is a gay.
He is gay.

6 L+ ]1 `( I9 v* f% f# i% y4 a) x7. Why? No why.
4 R. u9 u+ M+ g" oNot no why, no reason.
8. Thanks! No thanks!