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minus-squaremerc@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoGerman is so weird. They came up with the concept of a neutral gender, but objects that obviously have no real gender (tables, boxes, sunglasses) don’t use neuter. Like, what’s the process when they create a new word. “Computer”… hmm, I think it’s female. Nah, it’s neuter. You guys are idiots, he’s obviously male! Oh yeah, Gunther is right! Look at him!
German is so weird. They came up with the concept of a neutral gender, but objects that obviously have no real gender (tables, boxes, sunglasses) don’t use neuter.
Like, what’s the process when they create a new word.
“Computer”… hmm, I think it’s female.
Nah, it’s neuter.
You guys are idiots, he’s obviously male!
Oh yeah, Gunther is right! Look at him!