It’s a rare example of English being simpler than other languages, so I’m curious if it’s hard for a new speaker to keep the nouns straight without the extra clues.

  • lnxtx (xe/xem/xyr)@feddit.nl
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    9
    ·
    14 days ago

    Slavic native speaker here.
    Not at all. Much simpler, in contrast with German.

    There are few gendered nouns, like a spoke(man/woman/person), act(or/ress), etc.

    • SquiffSquiff@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      5
      ·
      14 days ago

      These are on the decline these days in favour of gender neutral terms, e.g.

      • Chair/chairperson
      • Spokesperson
      • Actor
      • Firefighter
      • Police officer
      • Paramedic