Answer to Dictation 1
A court in South Africa has ruled that a man can now take his wife's surname.
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Answer to Dictation 2
Apply in order to take his wife's surname or to hyphenate it.
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Answer to Dictation 3
Even if a man submitted an application there was no guarantee.
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Answer to Dictation 4
Prohibiting a man from adopting his spouse's family name was discriminatory.
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Answer to Dictation 5
It says a man has the right to assume the last name of a woman he marries.
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Answer to Dictation 6
The court's pronouncement has been met with mixed reaction on social media.
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Answer to Dictation 7
Many people lauded the decision as being forward-thinking.
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Answer to Dictation 8
The previous law was passed in the colonial apartheid era.
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Answer to Dictation 9
They view it as being counter to the country's traditions.
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Answer to Dictation 10
It would destroy the norms and values of indigenous citizens.
See the married name lesson for the whole text.
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