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A ship is a "she"?



 
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A ship is a "she"? Fri Jul 15, 2005 2:24 am  A ship is a "she"?
 

Why is "ship" referred as "she" and not "it"?
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Why is ship 'she' Sat Jul 16, 2005 12:45 pm  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"? Sat Jul 16, 2005 19:08 pm  A ship is a "she"?
 

Aha!

Thank you, Torsten.
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