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minus-squaretiramichu@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up11·18 days agoAnd yet ‘ship’ is masculine in French, despite even in genderless English being referred to by sailors throughout history as a ‘she’
minus-squareJo Miran@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up9·18 days agoIt is masculine because a ship is full of seamen.
minus-squareObi@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·18 days agoBut they still name ships with women’s names, I stopped thinking too hard about this…
And yet ‘ship’ is masculine in French, despite even in genderless English being referred to by sailors throughout history as a ‘she’
It is masculine because a ship is full of seamen.
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But they still name ships with women’s names, I stopped thinking too hard about this…