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From: Philip Newton <pne-news-20011113@newton.digitalspace.net>
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On Mon, 12 Nov 2001 20:55:56 +0200, "Mel" <rrcatto@hotmail.com> wrote:

> because in English we refer to ships and countries in the feminine and not
> the neuter...

Not always. And not everyone does that.

It was probably more frequent fifty years ago or so.

Cheers,
Philip
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Philip Newton <nospam.newton@gmx.li>
That really is my address; no need to remove anything to reply.
If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate.