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Hello all, I've noticed that many of my students who speak Portuguese or Spanish as a native language make a particular mistake. They often confuse the pronouns ''he'' and ''she''. For example, when asked to describe a picture of a man, they say "she is tall''. When this is pointed out, they correct...

Hello, One problem I often have with Spanish and Portuguese speakers when teaching English is the confusion of "he" and "she". For example, when asked to describe a picture of a man, a Portuguese or Spanish speaker will sometimes say "She has brown hair". This happens even on intermediate levels. I ...