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People who speak English as a second language: how confusing is it that nouns are not gendered? (lemmy.world)
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It's a rare example of English being simpler than other languages, so I'm curious if it's hard for a new speaker to keep the nouns straight without the extra clues.

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[–] 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Not a single word on that list would even ping on my radar if you said it near me, except for "Masseur." If you said "Masseur" near me, I would think "oh, fancy." -Native English speaker from SE USA

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