Nrieh wrote...
How does that make her a she, I wonder?
That's where languages show something more than words, like way of thinking and culture, may be. I don't know how is it in french, but in my language the only "female" military things I can recall are "rifle", "cannon" ( but not "gun"), "arrow", "bullet", "rocket""missile" and "submarine". May add "boat" and "war". Most of guns, all of melee weapons, ground vechicles, ships and aircrafts are all "he". Even in poetic speech. Though, many of them could be given female names or names which are traditionally associated with "she" - e.g. Moscow, Russia, Volga. And then crew can treat ship "informal", according to it's name, not class or type. Eg. Normandy is also among "she"-toponyms (along with most of country titles). And it is theoretically possible to call this ship "she" (space ship, frigate - both "he"). But if they called our SSV, let's say "Arcturus", "Prometheus", "Vancouver" or "London" - from russian speaker point of view Joker's affection to the ship would 100% mean ss romance. 8P
I was joking at Pax of Doom's "Wild, unruly, and fun!" really, as if these were female attributes.
Mmmmh, we have gender for common and proper nouns in french too, but it's really just a language attribute, it has usually zero consequence/reference/intent on the "gender" of the thing it is associated with. I think it's really the music of the word that determines it, phonetics.
Using "she" in english for ships/vehicles, i was always taught at school that it was default in common popular english (especially for boats and cars), as a heritage from yes, affectionate military language.
Same thing may exist in french, but the actual "gender" of the noun takes priority.
As any noun i can think of for the Normandy would be male in french (le vaisseau, le navire, le Normandy), yes, as for you, the Normandy would very probably be more of a "he" > can't say how they translated that in-game in french. Also, the Normandy is quite obviously a galactic submarine, so yes, definitely "LE Normandy", too.
Mako would be male by default too. EDIT> the gender for the proper noun wouldn't be relevant here in french, for instance, you say "La France", but a very famous ship was called "LE France".
That's really interesting, i guess to translate that "tenderness" a military would have towards its ship/vehicle, french would use something like "beauty", or "jewel", which is not per say feminine.
Towards a gun, it's different, as you'd feel it to be more natural to give it a nickname, as the relationship is closer, more personal, something like "big Betty" for your favourite shotgun maybe?
I think Zaeed's got a thing like that, i don't remember well.
My Shep wouldn't do that. She doesn't have enough imagination.
Nrieh wrote...
Surely you meant she LOOKS better than D. Allers.
Also, more useful.
Sexier.
Actualy, I was talking about personality as well... I mean...look at Mako and look at Allers...And BW did not even give her any lines...shame..But that gif fixed it
Ahah, i KNOW, Allers is just plain ugly, i couldn't help.
Ooooooh, talking Mako!
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Yeah, i know, i know.
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even though this piece is ultimately Kunari's version it's pretty much the same as my headcannon since I definitely see them enjoying a quiet secluded apartment on the citadel where they can just enjoy each other's company free from the stresses of politics/war.
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