Verbreferred
From Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License. Why are some modes of transportation referred to in the feminine sense? Q. For example, boats are referred to as feminine, and so are cars. Anyone know the history behind this? I call my car Bessie. Of course that's been the name for ALL of my cars. :) All 4 of them. Don't worry - I'm 36, so it's not like I get a new one every year! Asked by mellie - Wed Oct 15 07:58:42 2008 - - 6 Answers - 0 Comments A. A lot of it is simply tradition but it varies from one culture to the next, for example in English a ship is referred to in the feminine whilst in the Russian it's referred to in the masculine. Neither is a living entity so these are arbitrary assignments of gender to inanimate objects, perhaps it served to provide those who operated such vehicles with a sense of "friendship" with an non-human entity. Men traditionally associate love with their spouses or children and name things after them, so it's not surprising that when men purchase boats, we name them according to our wives/girlfriends or daughters; it's like getting tatooes. Answered by R. Gaspari - Wed Oct 15 08:06:00 2008 What property of wine is ofter referred to as its "bouquet"? Q. What property of wine is ofter referred to as its "bouquet" Asked by joeorjoe2008 - Tue Nov 20 02:03:12 2007 - - 7 Answers - 0 Comments A. The aroma. Answered by Shauna - Tue Nov 20 02:06:08 2007 What movie referred to men as dink? Was it part of the planet of the apes movies?
Q. I remember the movie a long time ago, probably the 70's. Kind of like, if not one of the Planet of the apes movies. Where these trailers go into a village and (long story short) and women dominated men. Men were slaves. Women referred to men as dinks. Gotta get the movie... Asked by Tom B - Mon Dec 8 15:33:13 2008 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments A. Planet Earth (1974) (TV) is where a man (John Saxon) finds that women rule the world and that men are slaves called Dinks. ... Answered by Marilyn B - Mon Dec 8 15:46:08 2008 From Yahoo Answer Search: "referred"  famagusta-gazette.com Famagusta Gazette, Cyprus The Minister referred to the macroeconomic index, describing it as the best in Europe. Cyprus, he went on to say, is expected to achieve the highest growth rate in Eurozone in 2009. In his speech, Stavrakis referred to foreign investments and outlined ...  thetowerlight.com Towerlight, MD One received a criminal citation for drug paraphernalia, one received a criminal citation for alcohol and one was referred to OJA. April 30: In the Center for the Arts, a commuter student assaulted another commuter student in class. ...  nytimes.com New York Times, United States The article also referred incorrectly to a report by a consulting firm about the cost of getting electric cars on the road. The figures of $49 million for developing cars and batteries and $21 billion for building charging networks referred to the ... From Google News Search: "referred"  siliconflorist.com Rick Turoczy Fri, 17 Jul 2009 15:05:19 GM For many Portlanders, there are few things that taste better than a cool microbrew on a hot summer day. In fact, I can really only thing of one thing that might top that: making that beer free. And that's just Beer and Blog Portland has ...  ptjournalonline.net Kirkness, C. S, Marcus, R. L, LaStayo, P. C, Asche, C. V, Fritz, J. M hu, 30 Oct 2008 07:00:00 GM Objective: The prevalence of diabetes (type 2) in the general population has increased dramatically over the last decade, yet patients with diabetes are rarely . referred. for physical therapy management of their condition. ...  shereekrider.blogspot.com ShereeKrider ue, 28 Jul 2009 20:43:00 GM 1991 I was . referred. to a women's clinic where I was continually seen for chronic cervical infections and bladder infections. Between 1991-1993 I had many trips to the ER because of those infections. Of note, they always attributed ... From Google Blog Search: "referred" |
