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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( ^6 B' C( v! o; A2 m1. My husband has a good job. She makes over 100,000 dollars a year.
! t: l7 i: E% o% @# r( \6 P2 y    My girlfriend did not live with me, because he is still in China.
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. H  u9 f2 b6 O. U/ ]" SThe 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.
- K. n4 A* a3 H/ ?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.
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4. How to say: heavy rain, light rain, and turn off your phone in English?
* H+ P0 p( T" N" ?8 m, ^The correct way to ask the question is like this: how do you say... in English?
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8 z. r+ m' ^- H1 n5 Y6 V5. I am a Chinese.
6 _5 X6 t0 a+ p# w* oI am a Chinese person, or I am Chinese.
6 r" F8 X% _$ `6. He is a gay.
He is gay.

: t# q: B$ U% H- j7. Why? No why.
7 C7 ?! C- [" \5 C7 SNot no why, no reason.
. U; ~& n0 Z& C" @! b8. Thanks! No thanks!

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