It’s a rare example of English being simpler than other languages, so I’m curious if it’s hard for a new speaker to keep the nouns straight without the extra clues.

  • lnxtx
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    818 hours ago

    Slavic native speaker here.
    Not at all. Much simpler, in contrast with German.

    There are few gendered nouns, like a spoke(man/woman/person), act(or/ress), etc.

    • @SquiffSquiff
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      412 hours ago

      These are on the decline these days in favour of gender neutral terms, e.g.

      • Chair/chairperson
      • Spokesperson
      • Actor
      • Firefighter
      • Police officer
      • Paramedic