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by wmeredith 4305 days ago
Oh lord, get over it. Female is degrading now?
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yusefnapora 4305 days ago
Well, it does make you sound like a Ferengi.
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wmeredith 4305 days ago
What's a Ferengi?

Edit: Nevermind. I Googled it. Star Trek alien.

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astrange 4305 days ago
There's plenty of other languages where the words for "female" and "male" are different for people and animals.
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