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Tinanam0102 Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

Take note / Filipina

Hi teachers,

Excerpt from Newsweek

1. So when 15-time Grammy Award winning producer David Foster says the 18-year-old Filipino singer Charice reminds him of a young Dion, the industry takes note.

Do this mean the music industry pays attention to Charice?

2. What's the difference between "Filipina" and "Filipino"?

Thank you.

Tinanam
  

Top answer

1-- Pays attention to what David Foster says. 2-- The former is feminine; the latter is masculine.

— Mister Micawber

  • 1-- Pays attention to what David Foster says.
  • 2-- The former is feminine; the latter is masculine.
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1-- Pays attention to what David Foster says.
2-- The former is feminine; the latter is masculine.
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Hi Mister Micawber,

Does this "feminine" and "masculine" usages depend on who is making this statment? Male would use the word "masculine", and Female would use the word "feminine"?

Thank you.

Tinanam
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No. A Philippine woman or girl is a filipina; a Philippine man or boy is a filipino.
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Hi Mister Micawber,

The text from Newsweek says Filipino singer Charice, who is female. Shouldn't the writer have written Filipina instead?

Thank you.

Tinanam
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Maybe Spanish is going through the same anti-sexist changes English is.
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Hi Mister Micawber,

Thank you very much.

Tinanam
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