It is customary to treats boats as females. "She lies at her mooring," for example. But what about cars? The Ferrari GTs, with their bodacious curves, seem to call for female pronouns. But are some cars a he?
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- ABOUT MICHAEL CANNELL
- Author of THE LIMIT, published November 2011, and I.M. PEI: MANDARIN OF MODERNISM. Editor of the House & Home section of The New York Times for seven years. Contributor to The New Yorker, Sports Illustrated, The New York Times and many other publications.
Nope. "She's a beaut". I had this discussion with my dad and some sailors and car aficionados, and they all agree: cars are girls.
ReplyDeleteThey are girls, aren't they? But it's odd because the engines are so masculine--hard charging pistons etc.
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