oh, i hate english coz it names animals "it". They must be he or she. omgomg #giverightsttoCATS
09/09/2014, 12:41
Because you don't know if "the cat" (it) is male or female
oh, so u protect cat's feelings. I see now.
There's a rule: if you know exact animal's gender - "he"/"she" instead of "it" could be applied referencing the animal.
Right in this case looks like the father should know if the cat is male or female, so "he"/"she" is correct here.
Or maybe he just does not give a fuck.
Right in this case looks like the father should know if the cat is male or female, so "he"/"she" is correct here.
Or maybe he just does not give a fuck.
There's no such rule.
"It" is a bit too impersonal to use to refer to a human; it suggests that they are a "thing" and not a "person". If you refer to a person as "it", that is usually very insulting.
Animals are kind of in a gray zone, where you can use "he/she" if it matters what the cat's sex is (like if you were talking about breeding them) or if you're treating the cat like a person, but "it" is just as grammatically correct, because an animal is also a "thing" that is not a person.
"It" is a bit too impersonal to use to refer to a human; it suggests that they are a "thing" and not a "person". If you refer to a person as "it", that is usually very insulting.
Animals are kind of in a gray zone, where you can use "he/she" if it matters what the cat's sex is (like if you were talking about breeding them) or if you're treating the cat like a person, but "it" is just as grammatically correct, because an animal is also a "thing" that is not a person.
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