Why are ships always reffered to as "she" and not "he"?
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In fact, it s a very old tradition going back to the Greek and the Romans who have taken that from ancient Egyptians who believed that ships are "luck bringing female creatures".
Later on, the author of the English dictonary about naval expressions, John Rousmaniere, sticked to that tradition that ships are female. Another argument for Rousmaniere was that ships can be considered as being beautiful and that they sometimes "behave" strangely (just telling what is in that book lol).
According to Lloyd s list (an approx. 270 year old London paper about merchant shipping), ships are supposed to be considered as "neuter" since 2002. The navy opposes though (that s what I call an attitude lol) and sticks to the old rules.
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lots of seamen in that vessel.(sorry)
because they are sexy
Hahaha. That's why. Because the seamen go into the ship.
I always wonder the same thing.
Because they just are.
Ships are beautiful and have amazing curves and so it is very easy to see why they are referred to as women. They are also elegant. all aspects of women.
Cos their first outing is called a maiden voyage
Because they hard not easy to handle and they take on water.
Either that or, boats are magical and we love them.
you are too full of yourself, the seamen didn't wanna tell you to your face you are a goof!.ships are also refered to as he.put down the crackpipe and maybe you'd notice.
Because men find it easier to express endearment if they give ships and cars feminine sexuality.
its just the way.
Is it because they sometimes 'go down'?
For the same reason that most guys call their cars "she". I guess. It is sort of ironic considering that in the old days, ( and still some ppl .now believe this) It was considered bad luck to have a woman on a ship. lol
Most seamen, obviously, are male. The naming or describing of a ship as female highlights the precariousness of sea fairing - seamen found it easier to associate hope of safe return in the image of the feminine than something masculine. The feminine also highlights the longingness to return to their wife and family.
I think..
Most boats are referred to as feminine because men own them. There are other boats with masculine names. I refer to mine as feminine because I trust the attributes of a woman more.
Haha. the brilliant scholar steps up. (lol jk)
Anyway, I am taking Latin and, as you probably know, many/most/almost all of our words come from Latin. Just like Spanish, Latin has feminine nouns and masculine nouns. Almost all nouns (in fact, ALL except those occupations generally held by males, i.e. sailor, poet, and farmer) are feminine. This would include ships and methods of transportation- hence our calling them 'she.'
I hope that was understandable. In summary, we call ships and cars, etc., "she" because of the feminine endings of their Latin counterparts.
well. in the old days, only male sailors were borded on ships (the captian & the crew). no women (used to be thinked to bring bad luck when a woman was on board at sea).
so. u tell me. a ship, with 20, 50, 100 or plus of sailors (all men) on board. hell, its good that the only femine thing is the ship, don't u think?!
besides. as the 1st answer guy said; alot of "seamen" on board that vessle.
so. its kind of a thing to remind them that they're men, & can dominate, conquer & controle a woman (referred to by the ship) when she is in her wildest moods (in a storm at sea for the ship, & in bed for the real lady).
oh also. guys like to feminise anything they got. a natural balance to them, u here him call his truck or car by femine names & gestures. also their boats & ships!
hope u got ur answer! :)
Because she wears stays?
there is no he/she its all a matter of opinion, not being sexist but there is a higher majority of male crews on ships, i suppose if you name something in the opposite sex it becomes easyer to hold a relationship with or confide in, say for instance. if you were on board a ship in stormy weather you would find it easyer saying "come on baby i know you can make it" rather than "come on old chap i know you can make it" as mentally you tell yourself by showing more appreciation/effection to the the object may it be a car/boat/plane anything, theres more chance it will meet your demands. sounds like a bit of a dodgy explination but its hard trying to type whats in your head
Its obviouse really,because they always go for the buoys.
Because females float better than males
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