I know a lot of languages have some aspects that probably seem a bit strange to non-native speakers…in the case of gendered words is there a point other than “just the way its always been” that explains it a bit better?

I don’t have gendered words in my native language, and from the outside looking in I’m not sure what gendered words actually provide in terms of context? Is there more to it that I’m not quite following?

  • radix
    1•2 years ago

    Thanks for the explanation!

    If I may, what do you mean by English being mildly gendered?

    • @cerement@slrpnk.net
      1•2 years ago

      gender in English

      • gendered pronouns
      • familial relations – woman, daughter, husband, uncle
      • using gendered pronouns for ships and nations
      • actor/actress, policeman/policewoman
      • other leftover forms – blond/blonde