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FILIPINISM / FILIPINOISM "Filipinisms/Filipinoisms are words or phrases that are usually grammatically incorrect and/or are almost always results of transliteration. They are highly discouraged in communication, especially in the call center industry. Filipinism (Correct Usage) 1. Free subscription of (Free subscription to) 2. Can I speak with? (May I speak with?) 3. Come again? (I'm sorry, I didn't quite get that / Excuse me? / I'm sorry, would you please say that again?) 4. It's for free! (It's free. / It's free of charge. / We're sending it to you for free.) 5. Do you mind waiting? Yes, I'll wait. (No, not at all. / No, I don't mind at all.) 6. We accept repairs. (This shop repairs cars/cellphones, etc.) 7. She delivered her baby yesterday. (She had her baby yesterday. / Dr. Smith delivered her baby.) 8. Xerox (Photocopy) 9. It's traffic today. (Traffic is heavy.) 10. Senatoriable (Senatorial candidate) 11. Presidentiable (Presidential candidate) 12. I failed in Accounting. (I failed Accounting.) 13. We were under Mr. Johnson. (Mr. Johnson was our teacher.) - Filipinos are used to saying 'That student is under my class' so this Filipinism has started. 14. Where are you studying? (Where do you go to school? / What school do you go to?) 15. We have one participant only. (We only have one participant.) 16. I talked to her already. (I already talked to her.) – An issue on adverb order. 17. Actually, I like Jennifer Aniston. (I like Jennifer Aniston.) – ―Actually‖ and ―basically‖ have become Filipino expressions.