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randlet
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42-inch yacht still hoping to become the smallest ...
Fairly irrelevant but I've only ever heard boats referred to in feminine terms and he called his yacht a "he". Is this more common than I've been led to believe?
abrowne
on May 20, 2017
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I think it's related to calling the boat "a grumpy little man".
clort
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Some languages (German, I believe) refer to boats as male.
anarazel
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Not really. The noun "ship" is neuter (das Schiff), and most boats are referred to in female form.
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