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May 20, 2009, 05:37 PM
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Location: en el norte de Inglaterra
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Elaina
Going out on a limb here..........
When we personify something, we usually use the opposite sex of what we are. We let everyone know how much "in love" we are with our car or with the ship that is going to carry us across the ocean.
My college professor used to say that it was more "socially acceptable" no matter what the language was.
Is it true? I don't know.
Elaina
In Britain toilets are now often described as MALE TOILETS / FEMALE TOILETS. Since Male and female are used as adjectives, we are in effect giving the toilets a gender!!
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