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Mbm2000 Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

What pronoun is proper for these names?

Hello everybody,

I have been translating some poems to English and I'm confused about the gender of the nouns below:

Earth, fish, summer, winter, spring, autumn, atomic bomb, God

I'll be thankful if anyone helps.
  

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Hi, I have been translating some poems to English and I'm confused about the gender of the nouns below: Earth, fish, summer, winter, spring, autumn, atomic bomb, *** Except for men and women, gender is not really a component of English. Generally speaking, all such nouns are 'it'. ***' is traditionally referred to as 'He'.

— Clive

  • Hi, I have been translating some poems to English and I'm confused about the gender of the nouns below: Earth, fish, summer, winter, spring, autumn, atomic bomb, *** Except for men and women, gender is not really a component of English.
  • Generally speaking, all such nouns are 'it'.
  • ***' is traditionally referred to as 'He'.
  • with a capital letter, although some people today say 'He or She', or even just 'She'.
  • Some points - Ships are traditionally 'she', although 'it' is more common.
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Hi,

I have been translating some poems to English and I'm confused about the gender of the nouns below:

Earth, fish, summer, winter, spring, autumn, atomic bomb, ***

Except for men and women, gender is not really a component of English. Generally speaking, all such nouns are 'it'.

***' is tradition
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Hi and thanks for your answer.

In modern English what pronoun do you use for seasons?
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Hi,

I say and hear 'it'.

Clive
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Thanks.

Man is plural or singular when it refers to people as a group (humans)?
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Hi,

You mean eg Man is a threat to the environment ?

Singular.

Clive
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