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English Grammar and Usage Problems => Badly Written, Badly Spoken => Topic started by: Joe Carillo on March 29, 2010, 11:28:21 PM

Title: Gender-blind photo caption
Post by: Joe Carillo on March 29, 2010, 11:28:21 PM

My wife Leonor called my attention tonight (March 29) to this telltale sign of English gender-blindness in the caption of a Filipina movie star's photo in the Philippine edition of Yahoo News. Check if you can spot the grammar blind spot:

(http://josecarilloforum.com/imgs/AngelLocsinphoto.jpg)
Angel admits rift with her father (http://ph.news.yahoo.com/abs/20100329/tph-angel-locsin-bares-rift-with-pa-over-85c5a6c.html)
Angel Locsin, known as a very loving daughter to his blind father, admits they recently had a rift.

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Title: Re: Gender-blind photo caption
Post by: Funandfearless on May 31, 2010, 08:26:22 PM

^_^ Funny. I wonder why in the world the writer overlooked the usage of the pronoun here.

Title: Re: Gender-blind photo caption
Post by: Telekinesis on August 15, 2010, 02:20:06 AM

Quote from: Funandfearless on May 31, 2010, 08:26:22 PM

^_^ Funny. I wonder why in the world the writer overlooked the usage of the pronoun here.

Perhaps the writer was thinking that Angel Locsin swings either way. hahahahaha!!!

Title: Re: Gender-blind photo caption
Post by: jonnycash on April 12, 2012, 08:07:07 AM

lol   :D

Title: Re: Gender-blind photo caption
Post by: chiropractornorthsydney on April 30, 2012, 07:47:14 AM

I wonder why the editor didn't see it. Well no one is perfect but better review it next time.

Title: Re: Gender-blind photo caption
Post by: manuelfilipe on May 17, 2012, 12:58:23 AM

Its crazy how often this kind of stuff happens in a profession where you would think they would have an extremely good level of english. :).... are there any errors in my comment... :)