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    Why do Filipinos frequently confuse the gender of their pronouns when speaking English?

    Question #22624. Asked by Mandelbrotset. (Sep 16 02 5:03 PM)


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    		So do a lot of Asians with poor English, and my mother-in-law who's had a stroke....probably they don't see it as a crucial part of communication when they're struggling with a strange language.

    Sep 17 02, 11:21 PM

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