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.

5 Q2 K( C: x) p1 a( d  J4 A1. My husband has a good job. She makes over 100,000 dollars a year.
    My girlfriend did not live with me, because he is still in China.

2 h9 i& @! r9 Y8 U7 iThe 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.
) a$ y& T% N- ?" `/ V4 f3. Please close your phone.
3 n2 ~/ y$ ^3 C) ^* Z! n3 LThese 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.


9 E, N' F8 o3 _4 t( q( m4. How to say: heavy rain, light rain, and turn off your phone in English?
9 T. ^$ ]( j  `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.
I am a Chinese person, or I am Chinese.
6. He is a gay.
He is gay.

7. Why? No why.
Not no why, no reason.
: o8 F0 s0 K, N4 C- F% G8. Thanks! No thanks!

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