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minus-squarelugal@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up18·7 months agoAs a native speaker of one of the above, I’m sometimes confused when people online use “he” for a generic duck or cat or other animals that are female in my native language
minus-squareSaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up4·7 months agoI believe in English you would use it if you don’t know an animal’s gender. But it’s not my first language either so
As a native speaker of one of the above, I’m sometimes confused when people online use “he” for a generic duck or cat or other animals that are female in my native language
I believe in English you would use it if you don’t know an animal’s gender. But it’s not my first language either so