The Archive · 1941

Names and Sex

To the Editor of the "Nonri-Cuiwa Dany News."

Simy—T have become somewhat confused!: n regard to the German battleship Bismarck in the fact that thi ship is sometimes referred to as "she" and sometimes as a "he." T have always understood that a baitleship 's usually named after some famous place or man (as in this particular case). and therefore the Bismarck should be spoken of-in the masculine gender.

Ix Dover Shanghai, May 29

Used {instead of it) which female sex. ts "cone English Snips Rave the conven: bute of the female sex, Te-of what their names may be.

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