Minor but significant mistakes you may have made in speaking English

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Some friends, especially those who are just learning English, often make the following mistakes.

3 N$ n8 M4 z8 q3 j1. My husband has a good job. She makes over 100,000 dollars a year.
' E7 ^" H/ |+ [' M! f    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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" V- `! W- M9 u! A) ~2. I do not like big rain, I like small rain.
& I0 I0 @; D0 p% S3. 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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; N2 t& L$ C9 V- k! h. t4. 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?

4 V) n: D* z, K9 Z& ]* x9 `" D5. I am a Chinese.
8 u9 j0 y7 F% C2 PI am a Chinese person, or I am Chinese.
# g! v- X+ x7 Z2 A; j( V5 S6. He is a gay.
/ w+ ]/ a8 ~$ w7 sHe is gay.
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8 V) D; f7 }' c) a  V7. Why? No why.
Not no why, no reason.
8. Thanks! No thanks!
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