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Submitted by Jason C on August 10, 2020, at 13:53

I worked as a mentor for a new lawyer, who had completed his kindergarten to grade 12 education in French. Knowing this, I noticed he used "that" a lot in his writing in English. The "que" would be mandatory in French, but it was not required in English. If I hadn't been aware of his background, I probably wouldn't have noticed.