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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( y9 D6 A; Q( \, U1. 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.
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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.
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& c) M/ M3 t8 x2. I do not like big rain, I like small rain.
3. Please close your phone.
0 y% Y! `$ E  t' |8 J( j; rThese 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?
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.
: `" e% p* Z) ^# b7 ^He is gay.

( X$ K' s( q( J9 P0 E1 S7. Why? No why.
Not no why, no reason.
( v! O( f5 _" S  Q( c# }8. Thanks! No thanks!
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