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Misplaced Bilingualism:

* WesternAnimation/{{Pocahontas}}: The Native Americans, assuming they are talking to each other in English and it is not just TranslationConvention. It is highly unlikely that the Native Americans knew English before the English settlers arrived.
* The Russians in Film/TheHuntForRedOctober, assuming that they really are speaking English and not just [[TranslationConvention translated Russian]]. There was no reason for them to learn English.
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* Film/Scarface1983:

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* Film/Scarface1983:Film/Scarface1983: Happens with most of the minor characters.
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** Alberto the Shadow does not know English.
** The assassins who break into Tony's mansion also do not know English.
** Most people at the refugee camp do not seem to know English, since they do not react to Tony and Manny's conversation about getting green cards.

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** Alberto the Shadow does not know speak English.
** The assassins who break into Tony's mansion also do not know speak English.
** Most people at the refugee camp do not seem to know English, since they do not react to Tony and Manny's conversation about getting green cards.
speak English.

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** Alberto the Shadow does not know English. ** The assassins who break into Tony's mansion also do not know English.

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** Alberto the Shadow does not know English. English.
** The assassins who break into Tony's mansion also do not know English.
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* Scarface:Film/Scarface1983:

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* Scarface: Alberto the Shadow does not know English. The assassins who break into Tony's mansion also do not know English.

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* Scarface: Scarface:
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Alberto the Shadow does not know English. ** The assassins who break into Tony's mansion also do not know English.
** Most people at the refugee camp do not seem to know English, since they do not react to Tony and Manny's conversation about getting green cards.
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* WesternAnimation/{{Tarzan}}: Tarzan and the gorillas are fluent in both English and Ape, but Sabor the leopard is only ever shown speaking Leopard.

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The Russians in The Hunt for Red October are shown to be fluent in English, but pretend to not know English whenever Americans are in earshot.

In Pocahontas, all the Native Americans are shown to be fluent in English, even though there as no way they could have known English.

Scarface: Subverted. None of Sosa's assassins except Tony know English.

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Side Charac

The Russians in The Hunt for Red October are shown to be fluent in English, but pretend to not know English whenever Americans are in earshot.

In Pocahontas, all the Native Americans are shown to be fluent in English, even though there as no way they could have known English.

Minor Characters Are Monolingual

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Scarface: Subverted. None of Sosa's Alberto the Shadow does not know English. The assassins except Tony who break into Tony's mansion also do not know English.

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AllForeignersAreBilingual, AllMainCharactersAreBilingual, NoMonolinguals, NoMonolingualForeigners, SideCharactersAreMonolingual

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AllForeignersAreBilingual, AllMainCharactersAreBilingual, NoMonolinguals, NoMonolingualForeigners, SideCharactersAreMonolingualMinorCharactersAreMonolingual
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AllForeignersAreBilingual, AllMainCharactersAreBilingual, NoMonolinguals, NoMonolingualForeigners

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AllForeignersAreBilingual, AllMainCharactersAreBilingual, NoMonolinguals, NoMonolingualForeignersNoMonolingualForeigners, SideCharactersAreMonolingual
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AllForeignersAreBilingual, AllMainCharactersAreBilingual, NoMonolinguals

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AllForeignersAreBilingual, AllMainCharactersAreBilingual, NoMonolingualsNoMonolinguals, NoMonolingualForeigners
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AllForeignersAreBilingual

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AllForeignersAreBilingualAllForeignersAreBilingual, AllMainCharactersAreBilingual, NoMonolinguals
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Scarface: Subverted. None of Sosa's assassins except Tony know English.
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AllMainCharactersAreBilingual

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AllMainCharactersAreBilingualAllForeignersAreBilingual
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AllProtagonistsAreBilingual

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AllProtagonistsAreBilingualAllMainCharactersAreBilingual

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In Pocahontas, all the Native Americans are shooting en to be fluent in English, even though there as no way they could have known English.

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In Pocahontas, all the Native Americans are shooting en shown to be fluent in English, even though there as no way they could have known English.English.

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AllProtagonistsAreBilingual
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The Russians in The Hunt for Red October are shown to be fluent in English, but pretend to not know English whenever Americans are in earshot.

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The Russians in The Hunt for Red October are shown to be fluent in English, but pretend to not know English whenever Americans are in earshot.earshot.

In Pocahontas, all the Native Americans are shooting en to be fluent in English, even though there as no way they could have known English.
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The Russians in The Hunt for Red October are shown to be fluent in English, but pretend to not know English whenever Americans are in earshot.

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