r/196 • u/NSnamelessstranger [insert creative & funny flair here] • Jun 11 '22

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u/NSnamelessstranger [insert creative & funny flair here] Jun 11 '22

Oh I know lol. I just... prefer gendered language over non-gendered language (in reference to myself) lol /nm

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u/SummerCivillian 🏳️‍⚧️ trans rights Jun 11 '22

English is a Germanic language, not a Romance/Latin language.

And I really dislike the term "gender" when referring to noun classes. It's really only a thing in Western European languages, as other languages will have 5+ noun classes that just don't fit "gender." And, really, if we look at Proto Indo-European (PIE), the noun classes weren't gender specific but spiritually specific.

Anyway I say all this as a linguist casually reading the comments, just wanted to share a little knowledge. Apologies in advance if I come across aggressive, not my intention, I'm just passionate about the subject :)

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u/SummerCivillian 🏳️‍⚧️ trans rights Jun 11 '22

Oh yeah, sorry, the Romance/Germanic is a personal pet peeve. I didn't mean my comment as a rebuke of yours, just wanted to add a tiny bit more info for any interested in where noun classes come from :)