▲ 1429 ▼ English may be a hot mess but at least we don't have to worry about this nonsense (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago by robocall@lemmy.world to c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world 359 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] danielbln@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago (2 children) Clearly, because chairs are obviously male (German). Anything else is just silly. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] pseudo@jlai.lu 9 points 2 years ago* (1 child) I'm sorry, French here, but a chair can be both. It depends of the type : Une chaise is obviously feminine while un siège or un fauteuil are definitely masculin. Also Germanic language like English and German mixing these two meaning are silly languages. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] neutron 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Why. Just why? It's just you French and your obsession for... la silla vs el asiento (Spanish) Fuck. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] pseudo@jlai.lu 2 points 2 years ago I think we just spotted a cultural fracture btw people of Romance language and the one of Germanic language. permalink fedilink source parent [–] schteph@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Yes, also, mice are obviously female. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] pseudo@jlai.lu 1 point 2 years ago ... but rats aren't. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] pseudo@jlai.lu 9 points 2 years ago* (1 child) I'm sorry, French here, but a chair can be both. It depends of the type : Une chaise is obviously feminine while un siège or un fauteuil are definitely masculin. Also Germanic language like English and German mixing these two meaning are silly languages. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] neutron 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Why. Just why? It's just you French and your obsession for... la silla vs el asiento (Spanish) Fuck. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] pseudo@jlai.lu 2 points 2 years ago I think we just spotted a cultural fracture btw people of Romance language and the one of Germanic language. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] neutron 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Why. Just why? It's just you French and your obsession for... la silla vs el asiento (Spanish) Fuck. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] pseudo@jlai.lu 2 points 2 years ago I think we just spotted a cultural fracture btw people of Romance language and the one of Germanic language. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] pseudo@jlai.lu 2 points 2 years ago I think we just spotted a cultural fracture btw people of Romance language and the one of Germanic language. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] schteph@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Yes, also, mice are obviously female. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] pseudo@jlai.lu 1 point 2 years ago ... but rats aren't. permalink fedilink source parent
