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We have a source listed on the An_Jung-geun article that is written in classical Japanese/Chinese without a translation and being used to back a claim. Specifically, that An Jung-geun worshiped the Emperor Meiji. The reference link is here: http://www.ndl.go.jp/site_nippon/kensei/shiryou/limage/Gazou_40_3.html Anyone feeling nice enough to help us out and prevent another fire from flaming up? Thanks in advance. -- Jusenkyoguide ( talk) 15:18, 2 February 2008 (UTC)
Why are ships usually refered to in English as she's ? Keria ( talk) 17:56, 2 February 2008 (UTC)
Ships are referred as she due to Navy tradition, as the navy regards ships possessing souls. Also, it is tradition, to refer to ships, countries, and some other entities in the female form. Yeltsinfan ( talk) 00:49, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
Maybe because they had female figureheads? hotclaws 07:47, 4 February 2008 (UTC)
Thank you for your answers. After following the links provided by Algebraist I arrived on an article discussing why Lloyd's had to revert its decision to refer to a ship as 'it' instead of 'she'. Captian Fred Boer e-mailed the paper from his vessel, saying: "As long as ships of every size and type require lots of paint to look good they will be referred to as a 'she', at least by me." Hmmm ... I think the soul idea sounds better. Keria ( talk) 11:23, 4 February 2008 (UTC)
The use dates back to the 14th C, and the OED suggests it might arise from the early translations from the French, where the words were grammatically feminine. I guess the tradition stuck. Gwinva ( talk) 08:26, 5 February 2008 (UTC)
Is "the representative that made the suggestion" incorrect? What if the representative is an automaton? ---- Seans Potato Business 18:53, 2 February 2008 (UTC)
Some grammarians have argued that only who and not that should be used to introduce a restrictive relative clause that identifies a person. This restriction has no basis either in logic or in the usage of the best writers; it is entirely acceptable to write either the woman that wanted to talk to you or the woman who wanted to talk to you.
Sandy is the student who topped the class.
Sandy is the student that topped the class.
Sandy, who topped the class, went to Oxford.
*Sandy, that topped the class, went to Oxford.
I want to add the acronym: TEAM - Totally Engaged and Meaningful. I have completed an extensive search of the internet including acronym finder and have not found it anywhere. This is a term I created to use at work in our TEAM development approach. How do you add an acronym to Wikipedia? What else can you assist me with in submitting this acronym?
Carolrainey ( talk) 19:06, 2 February 2008 (UTC)carolrainey
It's something about a sibling relationship where the older sibling is jealous of the younger (brother, I think). And the older sibling keeps abusing the younger sibling and then by accident the younger sibling is hurt really badly (or dead?) by the older. The younger brother had some sort of a disability (mental and physical, I think, maybe cerebral palsy?) and so the family devoted all their energy to him. His given name was someting very pretentious like Thomas Jefferson (I don't think it was that, it might have been something religious), but, when he was born and they saw that he had a disability, the older brother gave him a nickname that everyone was more comfortable with. I believe the story's title was the younger brother's nickname. The story was told from the point of view of the older brother. Does this ring a bell for anyone? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.139.219.105 ( talk) 20:39, 2 February 2008 (UTC)
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We have a source listed on the An_Jung-geun article that is written in classical Japanese/Chinese without a translation and being used to back a claim. Specifically, that An Jung-geun worshiped the Emperor Meiji. The reference link is here: http://www.ndl.go.jp/site_nippon/kensei/shiryou/limage/Gazou_40_3.html Anyone feeling nice enough to help us out and prevent another fire from flaming up? Thanks in advance. -- Jusenkyoguide ( talk) 15:18, 2 February 2008 (UTC)
Why are ships usually refered to in English as she's ? Keria ( talk) 17:56, 2 February 2008 (UTC)
Ships are referred as she due to Navy tradition, as the navy regards ships possessing souls. Also, it is tradition, to refer to ships, countries, and some other entities in the female form. Yeltsinfan ( talk) 00:49, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
Maybe because they had female figureheads? hotclaws 07:47, 4 February 2008 (UTC)
Thank you for your answers. After following the links provided by Algebraist I arrived on an article discussing why Lloyd's had to revert its decision to refer to a ship as 'it' instead of 'she'. Captian Fred Boer e-mailed the paper from his vessel, saying: "As long as ships of every size and type require lots of paint to look good they will be referred to as a 'she', at least by me." Hmmm ... I think the soul idea sounds better. Keria ( talk) 11:23, 4 February 2008 (UTC)
The use dates back to the 14th C, and the OED suggests it might arise from the early translations from the French, where the words were grammatically feminine. I guess the tradition stuck. Gwinva ( talk) 08:26, 5 February 2008 (UTC)
Is "the representative that made the suggestion" incorrect? What if the representative is an automaton? ---- Seans Potato Business 18:53, 2 February 2008 (UTC)
Some grammarians have argued that only who and not that should be used to introduce a restrictive relative clause that identifies a person. This restriction has no basis either in logic or in the usage of the best writers; it is entirely acceptable to write either the woman that wanted to talk to you or the woman who wanted to talk to you.
Sandy is the student who topped the class.
Sandy is the student that topped the class.
Sandy, who topped the class, went to Oxford.
*Sandy, that topped the class, went to Oxford.
I want to add the acronym: TEAM - Totally Engaged and Meaningful. I have completed an extensive search of the internet including acronym finder and have not found it anywhere. This is a term I created to use at work in our TEAM development approach. How do you add an acronym to Wikipedia? What else can you assist me with in submitting this acronym?
Carolrainey ( talk) 19:06, 2 February 2008 (UTC)carolrainey
It's something about a sibling relationship where the older sibling is jealous of the younger (brother, I think). And the older sibling keeps abusing the younger sibling and then by accident the younger sibling is hurt really badly (or dead?) by the older. The younger brother had some sort of a disability (mental and physical, I think, maybe cerebral palsy?) and so the family devoted all their energy to him. His given name was someting very pretentious like Thomas Jefferson (I don't think it was that, it might have been something religious), but, when he was born and they saw that he had a disability, the older brother gave him a nickname that everyone was more comfortable with. I believe the story's title was the younger brother's nickname. The story was told from the point of view of the older brother. Does this ring a bell for anyone? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.139.219.105 ( talk) 20:39, 2 February 2008 (UTC)