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Some friends, especially those who are just learning English, often make the following mistakes.8 {5 H1 b" `7 G% e
$ i( l- m" \8 H/ y8 a8 c1. My husband has a good job. She makes over 100,000 dollars a year.2 D/ E. j2 L9 k: `0 f& {
My girlfriend did not live with me, because he is still in China.( {* G) A" q3 d# c- D0 A% ~9 y
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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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8 w! a* {# r% j- j y# i2. I do not like big rain, I like small rain.. v! D& R) W, @( K4 }+ ]+ k
3. Please close your phone.
g: G8 n+ j! g! N) 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.$ z' L9 G, C' j* N! u; b
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4. How to say: heavy rain, light rain, and turn off your phone in English?
9 l9 U) a7 P# `The correct way to ask the question is like this: how do you say... in English?" k0 S7 u8 L7 V- M
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5. I am a Chinese.' b+ L4 t3 D/ ~' p1 n
I am a Chinese person, or I am Chinese. % v$ Y4 i8 N( N3 h& F7 S
6. He is a gay.
# s) g1 j# g+ Y( \6 }9 [# ?7 _He is gay.
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" U% t. @7 c! I% Q5 q, b+ s: {7. Why? No why. + _ V+ M& ?5 a$ d3 [0 B4 H
Not no why, no reason.
. @) x1 G8 O! K3 [' {5 G6 n8. Thanks! No thanks!6 h5 S' I& x* y3 Q
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