The mistake of speaking English
One day, I went to the supermarket and saw a foreigner want to buy some soda powders for baking cake but no salesmen can speak English. The man seemed to be worried about it. I helped him to find the item and he said "thank you very much" to me. I replied "no thanks" to him. Later, I found myself made a mistake. I should replied with "you are welcome" to him. "no thanks" was just a Chinese English. So, I realized that I should use English logic to learn English rather than use Chinese logic.
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The mistake of speaking English
One day, I went to the supermarket and saw a foreigner who wanted to buy some soda powders (baking soda) for baking a cake but none of the salesmen spokecan speak English. The man seemed to be worried about it. I helped him to find the item and he said "thank you very much" to me. I replied "no thanks" to him. Later, I found myselfthat I had made a mistake. I should have replied with "you are welcome" to him. "no thanks" was just a Chinese English. So, I realized that I should use English logic to learn English rather than use Chinese logic.Good story! It is true that there are different patterns and orders to our languages. I'm sure the man understood what you meant though!
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The mistake of speaking English
One day, I went to the supermarket and saw a foreigner who wanted to buy some soda powders for baking cake but no salesmen can could speak English. The man seemed to be worried about it. I helped him to find the item and he said "thank you very much" to me. I replied "no thanks" to him. Later, I found out I myself made a mistake. I should have replied with "you are welcome" to him. "no thanks" was just a Chinese English. Ah, the dreaded scourge of Chinglish! So, I realized that I should use English logic to learn English rather than use Chinese logic. You are correct! Full marks!But you know, he probably understands. In Western countries, making mistakes is not such a big deal. So don't worry too much about mistakes, just keep talking!
I see you're having a little trouble with the past tense, especially in cases like "should have done" (not "should did") and "could speak" (not can speak, since it's in the past). Just like with talking - keep writing!
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