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[–] zakobjoa@lemmy.world 88 points 2 weeks ago (31 children)

You'd love German – there is absolutely zero system or logic behind what word has which of the three genders.

[–] idunnololz@lemmy.world 25 points 2 weeks ago (15 children)
[–] OrganicMustard@lemmy.world 45 points 2 weeks ago (7 children)
[–] jlow@discuss.tchncs.de 14 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

It totally isn't unfortunately, the gender neutral pronoun (if that's what it's called?) doesn't work for humans.

[–] 9bananas@feddit.org 14 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

oh, it does work...

...if you're bigoted enough.

[–] rumschlumpel@feddit.org 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Or if you're so progressive that you know how to Entgendern nach Phettberg.

[–] dankm@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The neuter pronoun ("it") doesn't work for humans in English either.

[–] jlow@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah, but in English you don't go around and label EVERYTHING with the other two genders (only if you're a bit weird and pretend your car is a she or something) and our they is the same as the female pronoun (sie), which makes that unusable as well.

[–] Hjalamanger@feddit.nu 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Why not though? Just because it sounds rude or something?

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