Do people realize there are extant human languages that don't distinguish pronouns by sex?
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Replying to @rachelswirsky
@rachelswirsky There's the obscure language of Mandarin Chinese, the most widely spoken language in the world1 reply 5 retweets 12 likes -
Replying to @arthur_affect
@arthur_affect@rachelswirsky The pronouns in Mandarin are pronounced the same but they are written differently for male and female.3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
Replying to @expiredfish
@expiredfish @rachelswirsky Hence Mandarin speakers' tendency to "lose track" of whether to say "he" or "she" when speaking English
10:55 AM - 12 Aug 2015
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