Re: The Birds and the Bees of Gender

Carlos Thompson wrote:
> by the way, can cattle be used of sheep?
No, cattle is only used of bovines.

> Anyhow, in spanish the _singulars_ would be "cabeza de ganado" (lit. head of
> cattle) and "mueble".
Hmm, interesting.  We also say "head of cattle".  Surely that can't be
co-incidence.  I wonder if ours or Spanish's came first, or if they
borrowed it from the same source?

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