Thread: Deciding gender for unknown objects
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Old 29.08.2008, 15:03
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Re: Deciding gender for unknown objects
I agree as a German: There is no logical rule whatsoever.

There are even differences between Swiss German and high German: Here it is "das Cola" (the coke) while in Germany it is surely "die Cola". Same goes for "das E-Mail" (CH) or "die E-Mail" (D).
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