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A ship is a "she"?

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#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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#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. TOEIC listening, photographs: An airport terminal

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#3 (permalink) Sat Jul 16, 2005 18:08 pm A ship is a "she"?

Aha! Thank you, Torsten.

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