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minus-square𝔄 𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔱𝔦𝔢𝔫𝔱 𝔭𝔦𝔢𝔠𝔢 𝔬𝔣 𝔠𝔥𝔢𝔢𝔰𝔢@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 months agoYou’d love German – there is absolutely zero system or logic behind what word has which of the three genders.
minus-squarejlow (he / him)@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 months agoIt totally isn’t unfortunately, the gender neutral pronoun (if that’s what it’s called?) doesn’t work for humans.
minus-squaredankm@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 months agoThe neuter pronoun (“it”) doesn’t work for humans in English either.
minus-squarejlow (he / him)@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 months agoYeah, but in English you don’t go around and label EVERYTHING with the other two genders (only if you’re a bit weird and pretend your car is a she or something) and our they is the same as the female pronoun (sie), which makes that unusable as well.
minus-square9bananas@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 months agooh, it does work… …if you’re bigoted enough.
You’d love German – there is absolutely zero system or logic behind what word has which of the three genders.
three?!
German is woke
It totally isn’t unfortunately, the gender neutral pronoun (if that’s what it’s called?) doesn’t work for humans.
The neuter pronoun (“it”) doesn’t work for humans in English either.
Yeah, but in English you don’t go around and label EVERYTHING with the other two genders (only if you’re a bit weird and pretend your car is a she or something) and our they is the same as the female pronoun (sie), which makes that unusable as well.
oh, it does work…
…if you’re bigoted enough.