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Jackson6612 Posted 19 years ago
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Why things are mostly denoted with feminine...?
Why are things mostly denoted with feminine gender, especially in English? Almost every country is called motherland by its natives, I believe only Germans call their country fatherland. Is there any special reason?
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Hi, Why are things mostly denoted with feminine gender, especially in English? Almost every country is called motherland by its natives, I believe only Germans call their country fatherland. Is there any special reason?
- Hi, Why are things mostly denoted with feminine gender, especially in English?
- Almost every country is called motherland by its natives, I believe only Germans call their country fatherland.
- Is there any special reason?
- In English, I think these things are really just idiomatic.
- We say it that way because we like to say it that way.
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Hi,
Why are things mostly denoted with feminine gender, especially in English? Almost every country is called motherland by its natives, I believe only Germans call their country fatherland. Is there any special reason?
In English, I think these things are really just idiomatic. We say it that way because we like to say it that way.
I don't
Why are things mostly denoted with feminine gender, especially in English? Almost every country is called motherland by its natives, I believe only Germans call their country fatherland. Is there any special reason?
In English, I think these things are really just idiomatic. We say it that way because we like to say it that way.
I don't
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