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"But I'm a man, why do I have to learn 'feminine' words?" [Meaning words of feminine "di" gender like Amerike and nakht].

I must admit that as someone with a mother tongue that lacks genders, I still struggle with gender in Indo-European languages (witness the innumerable cases when I write "s/he" or "his/her").

*Lunatic*, n.
One whose delusions are out of fashion.

by DoDo on Sat Dec 9th, 2006 at 01:44:55 PM EST
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you're not from Tokyo, where they not only don't have a concept of grammatical gender but also pronounce "hi" and "shi" exactly the same.
by Matt in NYC on Sat Dec 9th, 2006 at 02:46:07 PM EST
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