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Some friends, especially those who are just learning English, often make the following mistakes.
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( c' x5 g; A4 d* T/ f5 _+ M1. My husband has a good job. She makes over 100,000 dollars a year.$ C7 B5 G$ }8 B- z
My girlfriend did not live with me, because he is still in China., p; {: d$ B6 g
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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.# v# P u5 }" w( H$ |
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2. I do not like big rain, I like small rain.- N1 l/ r/ N+ E2 I) p& s, W5 d
3. Please close your phone.' d( v1 k; |0 C
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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+ V: t6 }: [' {4. How to say: heavy rain, light rain, and turn off your phone in English?
/ d& t# B- g5 B! a: A; O0 ]5 i' nThe correct way to ask the question is like this: how do you say... in English?! E4 j8 E, ^9 {6 |: @* G
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5. I am a Chinese.
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/ h& \* Z& \" R8 E6. He is a gay.
0 _, h2 }2 U% R6 JHe is gay.
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, U' t) d: \# x& l% T8 a" v1 S7. Why? No why. - g" v% a* N! p2 |% D& V
Not no why, no reason.
0 D% H9 _' }. e& J+ A+ V) a8. Thanks! No thanks!6 x; L- q- b2 @
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