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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9 i$ j1 Y( k7 }( U  ^1. My husband has a good job. She makes over 100,000 dollars a year.
  m# E, G8 F* ~: u4 b1 h& G, @( y    My girlfriend did not live with me, because he is still in China.
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/ M3 _8 f& |* W0 j" Q, sThe reason to make this mistake is not due to grammar knowledge. One reason might be she and he have the same pronunciation in Chinese.

9 D$ S5 g7 N* m0 S' r% Q' ]2. I do not like big rain, I like small rain.
3. 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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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?

5. I am a Chinese.
I am a Chinese person, or I am Chinese.
6. He is a gay.
He is gay.

7. Why? No why.
Not no why, no reason.
* p: p, D7 U$ e. b8. Thanks! No thanks!

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