robocall@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoEnglish may be a hot mess but at least we don't have to worry about this nonsenselemmy.worldimagemessage-square77linkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1imageEnglish may be a hot mess but at least we don't have to worry about this nonsenselemmy.worldrobocall@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square77linkfedilink
minus-squareBambiDiego@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoSpanish speaker here. For as chaotic and wild as English is, I’ve always appreciated that it has no gendered nouns. Why are chairs female? Makes no sense
minus-squaredanielbln@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoClearly, because chairs are obviously male (German). Anything else is just silly.
minus-squareShave_MyBeever@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoChairman, chairwoman, or chairperson?
Spanish speaker here. For as chaotic and wild as English is, I’ve always appreciated that it has no gendered nouns. Why are chairs female? Makes no sense
Clearly, because chairs are obviously male (German). Anything else is just silly.
Yes, also, mice are obviously female.
Chairman, chairwoman, or chairperson?