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How do you know when to use feminine or masculine designations?
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According to the gender of the object or person is a guideline for when to use feminine or masculine designations.
Specifically, English generally functions as a gender-less language in that either a neutral term or one form of feminine and masculine possibilities predominates. In gender-ful languages, femininity or masculinity may be obvious in terms of people. But it may not be obvious in terms of concepts, objects and things.
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