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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Is there a rule? wsieber #186886 09/20/2009 9:21 PM Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 390 कहीं &... latishya enthusiast latishya enthusiast Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 390 कहीं &... what i have noticed is that in english people seem to use 'she' for cats and 'he' for dogs if they don't know the gender. In Hindi cat is feminine and dog is masculine but i am not sure if the resaon for the choice is based on grammar or something else in English. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Is there a rule? wsieber 09/20/2009 12:09 PM Re: Is there a rule? TheFallibleFiend 09/20/2009 5:30 PM Re: Is there a rule? BranShea 09/20/2009 8:16 PM Re: Is there a rule? latishya 09/20/2009 9:21 PM Re: Is there a rule? Buffalo Shrdlu 09/21/2009 12:44 AM Re: Is there a rule? Faldage 09/21/2009 11:08 AM Re: Is there a rule? BranShea 09/21/2009 11:56 AM Re: Is there a rule? latishya 09/21/2009 12:11 PM Re: Is there a rule? BranShea 09/21/2009 12:44 PM Re: Is there a rule? zmjezhd 09/21/2009 12:13 PM Re: Is there a rule? wsieber 09/22/2009 9:18 AM Re: Is there a rule? Faldage 09/22/2009 10:12 AM Re: Is there a rule? TheFallibleFiend 09/22/2009 1:02 PM Re: Is there a rule? BranShea 09/22/2009 5:52 PM Re: Is there a rule? Jackie 09/23/2009 12:06 AM Re: Is there a rule? Faldage 09/23/2009 12:12 AM Re: Is there a rule? zmjezhd 09/23/2009 1:24 AM Re: Is there a rule? olly 09/23/2009 4:46 AM Re: Is there a rule? twosleepy 09/23/2009 9:45 PM Re: Is there a rule? Faldage 09/23/2009 11:52 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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