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[-] kittenzrulz123@lemmy.dbzer0.com 29 points 2 days ago
[-] Cheesus@lemmy.ca 19 points 2 days ago

In French, it's 'le pénis,' but nobody says that. 'Dick,' is feminine (la bite.)

Also, 'vagina' is masculine, but 'pussy' is feminine, because if you were to say 'le chat' it would mean a cat, but by feminising the word, it becomes 'la chatte,' meaning pussy.

As someone who grew up Anglophone, I actually find gendered languages much more precise. On the other hand, in order to make yourself understood one must have a rich vocabulary, because the definitions of words are often more narrow than in English.

And don't even get me started on phrasal verbs... English is messy.

[-] deHaga@feddit.uk 4 points 2 days ago

You'd better back down before this blows up or i break down

[-] Cheesus@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 days ago
[-] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 days ago

back up - actual phrase

break up - actual phrase

Why no blow down?

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