Sorry to people from Bergen, girls from Bergen is masculine - "jenten". I wonder if we can blame that on the Germans, "mädchen" is neutrum, perhaps they messed up the local language during the Hansa-period.
On Thu, Apr 6, 2017 at 10:49 PM, John Erling Blad <jeb...@gmail.com> wrote: > There are a lot of languages where there are no neutral gender, or where > there are a single male gender, or it can even be that the only neutral > gender is used for things and animals. > > In German there is an expectation of gender-correct form. In Norwegian > there is an expectation of a neutral form. In Danish there is only > masculine forms. > > Sorry but this idea is not generally usable. > > On Thu, Apr 6, 2017 at 10:37 PM, Raymond Leonard < > raymond.f.leonard...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> One can use "one" or "one's" to substitute in many places for 3rd person >> singular pronouns. Not everywhere, but it is in keeping with English >> grammar. >> >> Peaceray >> >> On Thu, Apr 6, 2017 at 10:35 AM, J. <j.blackm...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> > Instead of: >> > * A photographer has to be given credit when the picture is used. >> > How about: >> > * The artist must be given attribution when an image is reused. >> > >> > Cheers! Wayne Calhoon (AKA Checkingfax) >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/ >> > wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/ >> > wiki/Wikimedia-l >> > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org >> > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, >> > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> >> > >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wik >> i/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/wik >> i/Wikimedia-l >> New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org >> Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, >> <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> >> > > _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>
