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Igenlode Wordsmith ([personal profile] igenlode) wrote in [personal profile] watervole 2019-02-05 11:52 pm (UTC)

Basically even the experts don't know why, although they can trace the process: http://www.wordorigins.org/index.php/site/comments/loss_of_gender_in_english/

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