User talk:Kaiilaiqualyn

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[edit] Language gender

Hello... In a recent change to Anthropomorphism, you classify the fact that some languages give genders to inanimate objects as anthropomorphism... As a native speaker of one of them (Portuguese language), I disagree. I don't see a chair as female or a stool as male. I just have to use some words along with some other words. Just like, in English, you must use "a" for some words and "an" for other words, without differing the meaning or implying anything about the nature of the next word. Another similar example, when "I see" and "he sees" both of us are equally seeing.

Besides, having a gender is not a human characteristic. Animals have genders too. :-)

Just to clarify... I see no information about your native language, so I assumed it isn't latin, or, at least, it isn't the same as mine. Cheers! • Ekevu • ♥ • ★ 16:27, 30 December 2006 (UTC)

Hello! I'm new to Wikipedia, and I'd just like to apologize for my edit concerning language gender. I was actually going to wait and see if someone would improve that paragraph, and if no changes were made, I was going to try that {{helpme}} thing that I've seen on a few talk pages.

I suppose I didn't create a very tangible argument for language genders relating to anthropomorphism, (man, that "Animals have genders too" comment really made me feel stupid! I basically smacked my forhead and thought angrily to myself *Duh!!! Of course animals have genders; why didn't I even consider that!* So, thanks for pointing that very obvious fact out... Sometimes, I can make such a fool of myself!)

I would, however, like to clarify that I do realize that when languages use gender as a part of their structure, the people using said languages don't see the objects themselves as male or female; gender is only used as another aspect of clarification towards declension. (I hope I'm not coming off as a pompous know-it-all; or for that matter, a garrulous idiot!) I guess I need to work on clarity....

Since you've seen my edit though, should I just delete it? (Sorry again!) Kaiilaiqualyn 18:35, 30 December 2006 (UTC)

Errr... I've just reverted thinking you asked me to, now that I re-read it you asked to revert yourself... Uh... sorry about this. Don't feel ashamed about your mistake, though. It's impossible to do a good work here without making a whoopsie every now and again (just like I just did). Happy editing! :-) • Ekevu • ♥ • ★ 12:49, 31 December 2006 (UTC)