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'She' for every planets?
I've heard the moon is referred as the pronoun 'she'. I know in English many non living things are referred as he or she, like 'she' for a ship, car, nation. In my country, we don't usually say so. In fact, we don't usually call things with pronouns.
Anyways, if the moon is a 'she', what about other planets like Mercury, Venus, Mars and so on? It is obvious that Venus is a name of a godess and others are names of gods. Then she for Venus and he for the others? Or she for every planets? What about the sun?
Anyways, if the moon is a 'she', what about other planets like Mercury, Venus, Mars and so on? It is obvious that Venus is a name of a godess and others are names of gods. Then she for Venus and he for the others? Or she for every planets? What about the sun?
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[nq:1]I've heard the moon is referred as the pronoun 'she'. I know in English many non living things are referred ... of gods.
- [nq:1]I've heard the moon is referred as the pronoun 'she'.
- I know in English many non living things are referred ...
- of gods.
- Then she for Venus and he for the others?
- Or she for every planets?
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[nq:1]I've heard the moon is referred as the pronoun 'she'. I know in English many non living things are referred ... of gods. Then she for Venus and he for the others? Or she for every planets? What about the sun?[/nq]
I always use "it" for these heavenly bodies.
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I always use "it" for these heavenly bodies.
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Traditionally, the moon has been feminine and the sun masculine (probably following Latin), yet these days these two words are often neuter, with the possible exception of the poetic and dramatic registers. Other planets, just like all comets, stars, etc. are ordinary neuter nouns. In some languages, including Polish, the gender assigned to the name of each planet in the Solar System depends on th
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[nq:1]I've heard the moon is referred as the pronoun 'she'. I know in English many non living things are referred ... with pronouns. Anyways, if the moon is a 'she', what about other planets like Mercury, Venus, Mars and so on?[/nq]
This usage may have originated in each (classical) planet's being associated with a special deity, Diana = Moon, Venus, Mars, Jupiter etc. Many modern users do not
This usage may have originated in each (classical) planet's being associated with a special deity, Diana = Moon, Venus, Mars, Jupiter etc. Many modern users do not
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[nq:1]I've heard the moon is referred as the pronoun 'she'. I know in English many non living things are referred ... of gods. Then she for Venus and he for the others? Or she for every planets? What about the sun?[/nq]
Latin languages where nouns have gender may have been imputed into early English books by the whim of the author. You can often come across oldish books on astronomy that refer
Latin languages where nouns have gender may have been imputed into early English books by the whim of the author. You can often come across oldish books on astronomy that refer
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A planet's moons are named for related mythological characters. Often in Greek, although we use the Roman names for the planets. For example, Mars (*** of war) has two satellites, named for the dogs of war (or a horse and a friend): Deimos (panic) and Phobos (fear). Jupiter's moons are named mostly for the women in his life a nurse, a wet-nurse, lovers, and daughters and a youth who was important
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