Which linguistic practice below caused U.S.-trained health care providers to misunderstand their South-East Asian patients?

a. the use of the word yes to mean "I hear you and I will answer your question"
b. the use of idiomatic expressions translated directly into English
c. the use of "half-truths" that obscured the patient's true illness
d. the use of translators that were not well versed in South-East Asian languages

A

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