Re: Gender

Yoon Ha Lee wrote:

> On Wed, 6 Sep 2000, Mike Adams wrote:
>
> > Sort of like the Wofir hypotesis? I know English still has some gender
> > usage, but we seem to have been loosing it over time. It maybe part of
> > our international flavor and popularity?
>
> By Wofir do you mean Whorf-Sapir, or is it something else I haven't heard
> of
No, that seems to be what he means.

Mike:  for the sake of us all, please please *please* quote what you're
referring to, and cut out with the jargon! It makes you very difficult
to read and interpret.

> (happens a lot)?
Give yourself more credit! :) You've shown you understand much about
linguistics, especially since you've never taken a course on it.

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