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Some friends, especially those who are just learning English, often make the following mistakes.
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1. My husband has a good job. She makes over 100,000 dollars a year.
& D' K* z( V+ O My girlfriend did not live with me, because he is still in China.: g4 ~2 L: v4 F' h0 w8 X3 d
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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.0 r' ?+ @/ O) o1 A3 E
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2. I do not like big rain, I like small rain.
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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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4. How to say: heavy rain, light rain, and turn off your phone in English?- Z3 N/ Q# L- M
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.% e1 T/ A, Q' [2 f
I am a Chinese person, or I am Chinese.
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He is gay. 2 Y! P4 D- N. ^2 [0 d
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7. Why? No why.
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8. Thanks! No thanks!
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