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Reader comment on item: How to Answer When Asked for Your Pronouns

Submitted by Peter (United States), Jan 29, 2023 at 10:18

As a fan of the Russian language, I'm half waiting for the opportunity to answer: "он / его / него / ему / нему / им / ним / нем. And I expect the correct grammatical case to be used."

It's the catch 22 of Proverbs 26:4-5: lAnswer not a fool according to his folly, lest you be like him yourself. Answer a fool according to his folly,
lest he be wise in his own eyes."

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