nori-chan 0 Posted June 28, 2003 Share Posted June 28, 2003 I love animals. Do you? I wonder - sometimes I hear animal called "him" or "her", not "it". When is animal called "him/her" and when is it called "it"? I hope it make sense Link to post Share on other sites
enderzero 0 Posted June 28, 2003 Share Posted June 28, 2003 An animal is called him or her when the gender of the animal is known. It is called "it" if you dont know whether or not it is a male or female. This may only apply to pets though (well what are the chances of knowing the gender if it is a wild animal). People like to use him/her because it is more personal and makes the pet feel closer to a human. I hope it make sense Link to post Share on other sites
Weegeoff 0 Posted June 28, 2003 Share Posted June 28, 2003 I love animals too COOKED Link to post Share on other sites
nagpants 1 Posted June 28, 2003 Share Posted June 28, 2003 Call them he or she if you know them, nori-chan. Link to post Share on other sites
damian 0 Posted June 30, 2003 Share Posted June 30, 2003 It also depends on the animal. I would not call some random farm cow her, just because it had udders. If the animal is a pet or perhaps an non-pet animal that is under the care of a vet and the vet knows the animals sex. Other than that, I may by default call an animal him/he regardless of sex. For example, "this is my turtle, he likes to eat slugs". I do not differentiate between pets and people when it comes to refering to them. I think some people think in terms of humans being he/her but pets just being an 'it'. I call my GF 'it' quite often, and refer to myself as him/he: "it turns the fan onto high, it moves it's head as he can't see the tv, it passes him the lighter". I learnt this from The Silence of the Lambs. It rubs the lotion on its skin. Link to post Share on other sites
LiquidX 0 Posted June 30, 2003 Share Posted June 30, 2003 I would call her ushi-san. Link to post Share on other sites
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