Rigor Tortoise #MadMaxName
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Replying to @DanielSolis
@DanielSolis The most confusing thing about names like "Furiosa" is that they are correct in my main language - not english.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @gamesbymanuel
@DanielSolis "Imperator" is masculine and "Furiosa" is feminine, which can be confusing. Everything has a gender in portuguese.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @gamesbymanuel
@gamesbymanuel Genders for abstract concepts or objects are the most confusing things to an English speaker. "Why is a bridge female?"1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @DanielSolis
@DanielSolis I was born there and even I don't know. A bike is feminine but a car is male. A van is feminine but a bus is male.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @gamesbymanuel
@gamesbymanuel Glad to know this isn't just confusing for us. :)1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @DanielSolis
@DanielSolis We're just taught that way and don't really question it until we try learning a new language.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @gamesbymanuel
@gamesbymanuel It's a fascinating subject for cognitive science. How the subtext certain words affects how their objects are perceived.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
@DanielSolis I'd like to know more about it too! I can't talk in portuguese in a gender-neutral way, but I've been trying lately.
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