• SaltyIceteaMaker@lemmy.ml
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    10 months ago

    Oh gendered pronouns are fun in german.

    Especially when combining the male and female version of a word to one gender neutral word.

    For example doctor:

    Arzt (male) + Ärztin (female) = ärzt’in (Singular) / ärzte’innen (Plural)

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      10 months ago

      Are you sure? I think for plural it would be ärzt*innen, without the e, but i’m no expert

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        10 months ago

        I mean there are no formal rules on how to form a gender neutral noun yet afaik, but what you stated is the form that would be used most commonly. Ärzte’innen is definitely nothing that I’ve seen so far, especially with the ’ character. Usually * or : is used

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        You’re right but tbh I think it’s so silly that using* stars has become the defacto politically correct way to address gendering in the first place. It’s such an eyesore

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            10 months ago

            It’s still dumb. When we’re at a point where we have to butcher our language with asterisks and colons to please Karens we’ve gotta admit that the language itself is heavily flawed.

            Turns out English and Asian languages without gendered pronouns are simply superior

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              10 months ago

              please Karens

              what do you mean by that?

              gotta admit that the language itself is heavily flawed

              Are you proposing to get rid of the German language because it is flawed, instead of adapting it? First time i heard that idea

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      10 months ago

      English should absolutely do this you’d end up with some really cool words. Also because Jodorowsky was absolutely right - emperoratrix is a fucking kickass title