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heinebold t1_iy3j719 wrote
Reply to comment by SameInternal4 in In Hindi we gender stuff also one object might have multiple genders by got_no_bright_ideas
WHile these examples are extreme, grammatical gender is always unintuitive. For example, German needs all three grammatical genders to refer to cutlery: knife (it), fork (she), spoon (he). It makes absolutely no sense.
heinebold t1_iy3gi50 wrote
Reply to In Hindi we gender stuff also one object might have multiple genders by got_no_bright_ideas
Moroccan spice shop owners growing up speaking three languages and chatting up tourists in another five without ever formally learning them: Hold my mint tea
heinebold t1_jadxwwc wrote
Reply to 5 second rule by TheOddPelican
Who or what is that? Looks like a frickin' Buffy villain