> Russell McMahon wrote:
>
> > Of course, les yankees are not immune either
> > Ask them how to pronounce "Tuolumne meadows" (paradise on
> > earth in High
> > Sierras in Yellowstone National Park).
>
> After graduation, I took a liking for French language and did a
> short course
> in Alliance Francaise. What sounded odd to me was that there is no neuter
> gender in French. Everything - living or non-living - is either
> masculine or
> feminine. For example, a pen is of masculine gender and an eraser
> belongs to
> feminine gender! There is no logic; you merely have to memorise the gender
> for each object.

        Hehe, reminds me of a conversation I had with a French teacher once. I
asked her: how do you tell whether a word is feminine or masculine. Simple
question? She answered with a few "rules" to follow. Then I came up with a
motherload of examples that violated those rules. After more discussion she
just admitted that there weren't really any rules and that you just had to
memorize it!??!?

        That's one thing I REALLY LOVE about English, no messy masculine, feminine
crap, everything is neuter. TTYL

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