gorysubparbagel@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 8 months agoWhy do some languages use gendered nouns?message-squaremessage-square19fedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up13arrow-down1message-squareWhy do some languages use gendered nouns?gorysubparbagel@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 8 months agomessage-square19fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarelivus@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 months ago part of a wider trend eg “waitstaff” or “server” instead of “waiter”/“waitress” due to traditional heirarchies, most job descriptions ending in -ess (or worse, starlet instead of star) are a devalued or less respected title easier to just have one plural
part of a wider trend eg “waitstaff” or “server” instead of “waiter”/“waitress”
due to traditional heirarchies, most job descriptions ending in -ess (or worse, starlet instead of star) are a devalued or less respected title
easier to just have one plural