RE: Question to all Americans: why do you refer to vehicles and ships as "she"?
July 13, 2015 at 2:54 am
Because they don't have a wee-wee.
In all seriousness, I don't get it either. I don't name cars or refer to inanimate objects using personal pronouns, except for "it". I don't think it's just America though.
In all seriousness, I don't get it either. I don't name cars or refer to inanimate objects using personal pronouns, except for "it". I don't think it's just America though.
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