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I hope language learning memes are okay (lemmy.world)

submitted 10 months ago by Lazycog@sopuli.xyz to c/languagelearning@sopuli.xyz

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/25565846

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[–] ThePyroPython@lemmy.world 28 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

The easy way to be correct 80% of the time is to apply sexism.

[–] hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 10 months ago

Latviešu seems like the same

Finnish is so easy; anything is "it", including humans.
Only exception is pets and sometimes other people's kids unless they're annoying

[–] Z4XC@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I assume a washing machine is female in that case.

[–] zaphod@sopuli.xyz 11 points 10 months ago (2 children)

All machines are. I'd say it's at least 90% completely arbitrary, what makes streets, tables, power, or cars feminine? What makes some countries feminine and some masculine? The only thing you could believably argue that it's historic sexism is job titles, because most of them are masculine with derived feminine words.

[–] TheYojimbo@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago (2 children)

What ? All machines are female?

Une machine à laver ok, but un lave linge, un lave vaisselle, un sèche linge, un robot de cuisine, un four...

Hell I can think of more "males" than "females" machines.

[–] themoonisacheese@sh.itjust.works 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

All "machine à [...]" are female.

[–] TheYojimbo@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Yes because the word machine is female.

[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 4 points 10 months ago

robot de cuisine

I don't speak French but I may integrate this into my daily vocabulary.