The difference between English and Japanese 1 I have an weekly English lesson in my house. I frequently talk to my teacher about the difference between English and Japanese. Sometimes we discuss common points as well but it’s more useful for me to recognise different features for learning English. Today, my teacher highlights the common mistake Japanese does. The usage of ‘come’ and ‘go’. Also, the usage of ‘bring’ and ’take’. Japanese also has interchangeable words for each word. ‘Come' means ‘来る’ and ‘go’ means ‘行く’. But I recognise English has a strict rule about who says what to whom. For example, you live in Tokyo and your friend live in London. If your friend travels to Tokyo and let you know this, your friend should say ‘I come to Japan.’. But in Japanese your friend can say both「私は日本に行きます(go)」 and 「私は日本に来ます(come)」. And former one sounds more natural. That’s why I frequently missed and confused these wording. It has already been 2 years since I came to London, but there are still many language rules to learn. Next time, I will write about the difference between British English and American English. That’s another thing I was completely blind when I was in Japan.