Re: Gender in language
- From: "Picasso" <sunt_eu_picasso@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: 28 Sep 2006 16:52:54 -0700
phoglund@xxxxxx wrote:
Nath Rao kirjoitti:
Not to mention that stupid (not to mention sexist) he vs. she
opposition. We Finns have just the word "hän", meaning both he and she.
One word for both "he" and "she"? I have no problem with that one. So
far, no one has come up with a compelling reason for having genders in
language.
p
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