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.

" F" N/ ^1 Y/ Q7 Y6 @1 n/ }4 k+ t, V1. My husband has a good job. She makes over 100,000 dollars a year.
% i5 a$ b1 ]; Q" W7 y* `    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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2. I do not like big rain, I like small rain.
- t9 N+ Q/ g6 U6 b" l- {3. Please close your phone.
3 y, y1 G& P- oThese 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.
. a( |3 ~1 q" m# [I am a Chinese person, or I am Chinese.
2 H/ h' y# L& P) O: L6. He is a gay.
8 A# F) @3 c; t' QHe is gay.

7. Why? No why.
Not no why, no reason.
3 E7 G8 l$ ~) `! b' ~/ x/ `8. Thanks! No thanks!