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[-] DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Chinese language is gender neutral:

他 (tā) - he/she/~~it~~, singular
(Edit: "it" is actually "它", but its the same pronunciation)
他们 (tā mén) - they, plural

So simple... there's no fuss about pronouns lmfao

Imagine all the problems that would go away if the US just used a better language xD

[-] FerretyFever0@fedia.io 4 points 3 months ago

Better than some languages like German, where even inanimate objects have gender. That would be nicer though.

[-] I_Fart_Glitter@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago

It’s cute when someone with a first language like that carries it over to English. “The coffee maker… he is broken 😞” I’m so sad for him!

[-] FerretyFever0@fedia.io 5 points 3 months ago

Never thought of that, but personalizing objects is kind of cute, I agree.

[-] taygaloocat@leminal.space 0 points 3 months ago

Mostly. The characters are gender specific. 他=male 她= female and 它 is ambiguous.

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