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30-Mar-2004, 04:23
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In quite a few languages, 3rd person singular pron has only one form. Out of curiosity, I searched online and found some of those. It takes time for them to switch between He and She in speaking English.
I hope English will eventually use only one form too in the future. :D
English: he, she
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Chinese: ta, ta
Finnish: han, han
Turkish: o, o
Hungarian: o, oe
Kurdish: ew, ew
Urdu: wo, wo
Persian: u, u |
30-Mar-2004, 07:18
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Originally Posted by Anonymous In quite a few languages, 3rd person singular pron has only one form. Out of curiosity, I searched online and found some of those. It takes time for them to switch between He and She in speaking English.
I hope English will eventually use only one form too in the future. :D
English: he, she
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Chinese: ta, ta
Finnish: han, han
Turkish: o, o
Hungarian: o, oe
Kurdish: ew, ew
Urdu: wo, wo
Persian: u, u | Quote: |
In quite a few languages, 3rd person singular pron has only one form.
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Right :mad: but In Urdu we differentiate 'wo' by using verb(different for male and female). :mad: |
30-Mar-2004, 07:56
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Originally Posted by ProudToBeMuslim :mad: | I've never quite understood the meaning of this smiley. Is it a happy one, or an angry one?  |
30-Mar-2004, 08:10
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I think this smiley is loosing its patience quite easily. :wink: |
30-Mar-2004, 08:29
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Originally Posted by shane Quote: |
Originally Posted by ProudToBeMuslim :mad: | I've never quite understood the meaning of this smiley. Is it a happy one, or an angry one? | And that's the beauty of this smiley, it is vague and I think it describes human. :mad: is for mad. Mad with excitement , mad with feelings, show activity and energy.So when I used it I mean I am mad with excitment. 
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So, in the words of Oasis, you're Mad for it! ;) |
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Originally Posted by Anonymous In quite a few languages, 3rd person singular pron has only one form. Out of curiosity, I searched online and found some of those. It takes time for them to switch between He and She in speaking English.
I hope English will eventually use only one form too in the future. :D
English: he, she
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Chinese: ta, ta
Finnish: han, han
Turkish: o, o
Hungarian: o, oe
Kurdish: ew, ew
Urdu: wo, wo
Persian: u, u | I think you'll find that there are even more languages that differentiate between male and female pronouns. Just be thankful that we don't have gendered adjectives and articles. :D |
30-Mar-2004, 16:30
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Originally Posted by Anonymous In quite a few languages, 3rd person singular pron has only one form. Out of curiosity, I searched online and found some of those. It takes time for them to switch between He and She in speaking English.
I hope English will eventually use only one form too in the future. :D
English: he, she
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Chinese: ta, ta
Finnish: han, han
Turkish: o, o
Hungarian: o, oe
Kurdish: ew, ew
Urdu: wo, wo
Persian: u, u | What about it? |
30-Mar-2004, 16:31
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Originally Posted by MikeNewYork Quote: |
Originally Posted by Anonymous In quite a few languages, 3rd person singular pron has only one form. Out of curiosity, I searched online and found some of those. It takes time for them to switch between He and She in speaking English.
I hope English will eventually use only one form too in the future. :D
English: he, she
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Chinese: ta, ta
Finnish: han, han
Turkish: o, o
Hungarian: o, oe
Kurdish: ew, ew
Urdu: wo, wo
Persian: u, u | I think you'll find that there are even more languages that differentiate between male and female pronouns. Just be thankful that we don't have gendered adjectives and articles. :D | Someone, Cas I believe, mentioned a language with a fourth person pronoun. |
30-Mar-2004, 16:54
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Originally Posted by tdol Someone, Cas I believe, mentioned a language with a fourth person pronoun. | Would that be "the dead"?  | | Thread Tools | | | | Display Modes |  Linear Mode | 
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