Question to all Americans: why do you refer to vehicles and ships as "she"?

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Question to all Americans: why do you refer to vehicles and ships as "she"?

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RE: Question to all Americans: why do you refer to vehicles and ships as "she"?

July 13, 2015 at 2:31 pm

My sister named her car Joey and referred to it as a "he" if/when personifying it.

My mom and sister named my car Isabella, but I never refer to it by name. It's just my car. Tongue

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Question to all Americans: why do you refer to vehicles and ships as "she"? - by rado84 - July 13, 2015 at 2:37 am

RE: Question to all Americans: why do you refer to vehicles and ships as "she"? - by Excited Penguin - July 13, 2015 at 2:43 am

RE: Question to all Americans: why do you refer to vehicles and ships as "she"? - by rado84 - July 13, 2015 at 3:16 am

RE: Question to all Americans: why do you refer to vehicles and ships as "she"? - by Excited Penguin - July 13, 2015 at 3:23 am

RE: Question to all Americans: why do you refer to vehicles and ships as "she"? - by rado84 - July 13, 2015 at 1:34 pm

RE: Question to all Americans: why do you refer to vehicles and ships as "she"? - by Excited Penguin - July 13, 2015 at 1:40 pm

RE: Question to all Americans: why do you refer to vehicles and ships as "she"? - by rado84 - July 13, 2015 at 1:53 pm

RE: Question to all Americans: why do you refer to vehicles and ships as "she"? - by Pyrrho - July 13, 2015 at 1:45 pm

RE: Question to all Americans: why do you refer to vehicles and ships as "she"? - by rexbeccarox - July 13, 2015 at 10:18 pm

RE: Question to all Americans: why do you refer to vehicles and ships as "she"? - by Minimalist - July 13, 2015 at 2:45 am

RE: Question to all Americans: why do you refer to vehicles and ships as "she"? - by Salacious B. Crumb - July 13, 2015 at 2:54 am

RE: Question to all Americans: why do you refer to vehicles and ships as "she"? - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - July 13, 2015 at 3:12 am

RE: Question to all Americans: why do you refer to vehicles and ships as "she"? - by Pyrrho - July 13, 2015 at 12:24 pm

RE: Question to all Americans: why do you refer to vehicles and ships as "she"? - by downbeatplumb - July 13, 2015 at 12:28 pm

RE: Question to all Americans: why do you refer to vehicles and ships as "she"? - by FreeTony - July 13, 2015 at 1:13 pm

RE: Question to all Americans: why do you refer to vehicles and ships as "she"? - by BrokenQuill92 - July 13, 2015 at 1:18 pm

RE: Question to all Americans: why do you refer to vehicles and ships as "she"? - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - July 13, 2015 at 6:56 pm

RE: Question to all Americans: why do you refer to vehicles and ships as "she"? - by Anomalocaris - July 13, 2015 at 1:25 pm

RE: Question to all Americans: why do you refer to vehicles and ships as "she"? - by Clueless Morgan - July 13, 2015 at 2:31 pm

RE: Question to all Americans: why do you refer to vehicles and ships as "she"? - by Whateverist - July 13, 2015 at 2:32 pm

RE: Question to all Americans: why do you refer to vehicles and ships as "she"? - by Cyberman - July 13, 2015 at 6:51 pm

Question to all Americans: why do you refer to vehicles and ships as "she"? - by KUSA - July 13, 2015 at 6:45 pm

RE: Question to all Americans: why do you refer to vehicles and ships as "she"? - by The Valkyrie - July 13, 2015 at 6:47 pm

RE: Question to all Americans: why do you refer to vehicles and ships as "she"? - by Anomalocaris - July 13, 2015 at 11:04 pm

RE: Question to all Americans: why do you refer to vehicles and ships as "she"? - by ignoramus - July 13, 2015 at 7:47 pm

RE: Question to all Americans: why do you refer to vehicles and ships as "she"? - by tjakey - July 13, 2015 at 9:15 pm

RE: Question to all Americans: why do you refer to vehicles and ships as "she"? - by ignoramus - July 13, 2015 at 9:20 pm

RE: Question to all Americans: why do you refer to vehicles and ships as "she"? - by Rev. Rye - July 13, 2015 at 9:27 pm

RE: Question to all Americans: why do you refer to vehicles and ships as "she"? - by rexbeccarox - July 13, 2015 at 10:22 pm

RE: Question to all Americans: why do you refer to vehicles and ships as "she"? - by Rev. Rye - July 13, 2015 at 11:34 pm

RE: Question to all Americans: why do you refer to vehicles and ships as "she"? - by Godschild - July 13, 2015 at 10:03 pm

Question to all Americans: why do you refer to vehicles and ships as "she"? - by KUSA - July 13, 2015 at 10:37 pm

RE: Question to all Americans: why do you refer to vehicles and ships as "she"? - by Anomalocaris - July 13, 2015 at 11:05 pm

RE: Question to all Americans: why do you refer to vehicles and ships as "she"? - by rexbeccarox - July 13, 2015 at 11:41 pm

RE: Question to all Americans: why do you refer to vehicles and ships as "she"? - by Whateverist - July 14, 2015 at 1:56 am

RE: Question to all Americans: why do you refer to vehicles and ships as "she"? - by ignoramus - July 14, 2015 at 6:21 am

RE: Question to all Americans: why do you refer to vehicles and ships as "she"? - by Regina - July 14, 2015 at 2:46 pm

RE: Question to all Americans: why do you refer to vehicles and ships as "she"? - by dyresand - July 14, 2015 at 3:37 pm

RE: Question to all Americans: why do you refer to vehicles and ships as "she"? - by Cyberman - July 15, 2015 at 12:15 pm

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