Re: The Birds and the Bees of Gender
| From: | Bryan Maloney <bjm10@...> |
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| Date: | Tuesday, March 30, 1999, 15:00 |
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On Tue, 30 Mar 1999, Michael Mouatt wrote:
> Could someone please explain gender to me (as it relates to language). I
> just can't seem to understand the necessity of verb - noun agreement.
There is no necessity. Nothing at all about any language is necessary.
It all has "just growed".
> Doesn't it just add a whole stratum of complexity? Why must there really
Yes, but that doesn't seem to stop people from doing it.