@robocall to Lemmy ShitpostEnglish • 8 months agoEnglish may be a hot mess but at least we don't have to worry about this nonsenseimagemessage-square363arrow-up11.47Karrow-down141
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minus-squareToes♀linkfedilink5•8 months agoSomeone once told me everything is feminine unless it has something to do with power or industry.
minus-square@GoosLifelink19•8 months agoSo, what I am hearing is: La washing machine = washing machine Le washing machine = industrial washing machine
minus-square@forcelink10•8 months ago“machine (à laver)” is feminine and it seems to have something to do with power or industry
minus-squareToes♀linkfedilink1•8 months agoI think in that context it’s a tool to be used so it doesn’t qualify.
Someone once told me everything is feminine unless it has something to do with power or industry.
So, what I am hearing is:
La washing machine = washing machine
Le washing machine = industrial washing machine
“machine (à laver)” is feminine and it seems to have something to do with power or industry
I think in that context it’s a tool to be used so it doesn’t qualify.