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The English Language got you confused? We’re here to help.

One of the most common mistakes made by Chinese and even Malay people, is the confusion of genders (he she) when speaking about a person.I've had many interesting conversations when speaking to people and they use the word 'her' to refer to a boy or even 'she' to refer to a man.

If you are speaking about a female or a girl, only use ‘she’ and ‘her’. If speaking about a boy, use ‘he’ and ‘him’.  The words 'She' and 'He’ get used at the start of the sentence, while ‘her’ and ‘him’ get used in the middle or at the end of the sentence.

For example:
SHE / HE: She is a nice girl. He is a handsome boy. She is going to take the train to KL, while he is going to take the bus. She likes to ride her bicycle. He wants to walk to school. He wants to eat his lunch with her.

HER / HIM: The bag belongs to him. Give the money to her. She is eating her lunch now, with him.

To a native speaker, if you mix up the genders (ie using he and she to refer to the same person), it’s very confusing and we end up trying to work out who you are talking about instead of listening to what you are saying. English is a difficult and confusing language, so feel free to send in any questions you may have and we'll do our best to answer them. For now, put your questions into the comments box.{jcomments on}