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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.& J ?( M0 M$ n' \" I' i7 h1 ?6 ]
My girlfriend did not live with me, because he is still in China.
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6 Q- V" i& E0 T5 b$ }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.$ L2 D0 l0 }9 D3 J% p, }
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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.( r$ V5 b; C6 e0 D7 M
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4. How to say: heavy rain, light rain, and turn off your phone in English?6 L; `/ A% }& c- L5 ]. R; G7 m$ G
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.: J! ~7 E4 t* n* G8 q$ d: z
I am a Chinese person, or I am Chinese.
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: `4 J! r; m' m; D7 D2 T! O7. Why? No why. : p7 o1 k4 E" R* X8 q( u
Not no why, no reason. ' X8 O* w" z2 Y. K
8. Thanks! No thanks!" k9 ~$ u+ U9 o& D+ M8 i
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