Re: Gender and grammar

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From: Ian Molton
Date: Fri, 05 Nov 1999 00:00

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Mark Rosenfelder wrote:

> As for the purpose of gender, consider English vs. French:
>   --J'ai mis la cle sur le livre.  --Je ne le vois pas.
>   "I put the key on the book."  "I don't see it."
> 
> Is it the key or the book that the second person can't see?  In French it's
> obvious, because of the gender.

To be honest, if you dont see the book, you're unlikely to see the key.
(and vice-versa)

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