>>The closest we got to gender having any significance in English (the form we attempt to speak in the United States) is in the early 1970’s when it was announced that it was improper to refer to the word “their” when male and female were concerned within the same subject. Now we use “his/her”. Progress!
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>>Remember we have roots going back to the Puritans and we must not refer to anything that remotely has anything to do with reference to male or female! Such thoughts are impure but anything else is alright! :)
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>Remember when babies and dogs were referred to as "it"?
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>>Which is easier to learn – English or Spanish? English has about 700,000 words of which 220,000 words are based upon Latin roots, and 20,000 from Greek roots. We pick up words from German and other languages and then we make up our own words on demand. Remember, Spanish is one of the “vulgar” languages. What does that make English?
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>Barbarian?

rofl!!!

And in California, we are led by none other than Conan the Barbarian! :)