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DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

Chinese language is gender neutral:

他 (tā) - he/she/it, singular
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

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FerretyFever0@fedia.io ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
Better than some languages like German, where even inanimate objects have gender. That would be nicer though.

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- I_Fart_Glitter@lemmy.world ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ 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!
  
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  - FerretyFever0@fedia.io ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    Never thought of that, but personalizing objects is kind of cute, I agree.
    
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