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A ship is a "she"?



 
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A ship is a "she"? #1 (permalink) Fri Jul 15, 2005 1:24 am   A ship is a "she"?		  
Why is "ship" referred as "she" and not "it"?
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Why is ship 'she' #2 (permalink) Sat Jul 16, 2005 11:45 am   Why is ship 'she'		  
It's a way of personalizing a thing. A ship is often regarded as something unique, an entity that has its own character and maybe even soul.
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A ship is a "she"? #3 (permalink) Sat Jul 16, 2005 18:08 pm   A ship is a "she"?		  
Aha!

Thank you, Torsten.
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