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SameInternal4 t1_iy3foai wrote

is there a language with genders with penis word being a female gender? A word accidently slipped unnoticed and now a penis is "die penis"

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heinebold t1_iy3gi50 wrote

Moroccan spice shop owners growing up speaking three languages and chatting up tourists in another five without ever formally learning them: Hold my mint tea

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Equivalent_Duck1077 t1_iy3h9ed wrote

Than people forget English also has gendered words

Words ending in trix are feminine

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roiboi1239 t1_iy3hojs wrote

As an American I don’t care what you are I will call you bro,you or homie oh and yo

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heinebold t1_iy3j719 wrote

WHile these examples are extreme, grammatical gender is always unintuitive. For example, German needs all three grammatical genders to refer to cutlery: knife (it), fork (she), spoon (he). It makes absolutely no sense.

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Sharp-Dark-9768 t1_iy3jpwh wrote

Sub-Saharan Africans speaking undocumented languages: "Amateurs!"

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cookie752 t1_iy3ps7i wrote

Me coming in with my 5 languages

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bibi100101 t1_iy43ae2 wrote

in poland we learn polish, english and german

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Salty-Affect4005 t1_iy48g0h wrote

No englisch frrench and natie language When you want latin a´d greek Its a hell

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Toddles_93 t1_iy4swlc wrote

we were forced to take 4 languages at school got 9 years, so i'm fluent in 4 languages now, 2 of which i'll never use

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haboob7 t1_iy7hvdk wrote

I mean, I can drive eight hours in any direction and still not leave my country

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