Balerion@piefed.blahaj.zone to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoIt bothers me when cat memes refer to the pictured cat as "he," but I can tell from its coat pattern that it's female. I may know too much about cats.message-squaremessage-square19fedilinkarrow-up110arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up110arrow-down1message-squareIt bothers me when cat memes refer to the pictured cat as "he," but I can tell from its coat pattern that it's female. I may know too much about cats.Balerion@piefed.blahaj.zone to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square19fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoI’m wondering what ratio of “gendered” languages uses the feminine genus for cats as opposed to dogs, as in “die Katze/der Hund”.
I’m wondering what ratio of “gendered” languages uses the feminine genus for cats as opposed to dogs, as in “die Katze/der Hund”.