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No matter where you go, there you are
German was always very clear and consistent.
Ha Ha. Any language that still used genders for inanimate objects contains useless complexity. You got to figure out what form of "the" to use based on gender and place in sentence. English got rid of genders long ago.
Lol, actually I like this policy of highlighting you. It does help point out personal accusations as opposed to debate of ideas.
But it's a pity that US English no longer uses "one" to mean a generic person, but instead uses "you".
German uses the word "man" very consistently in that regard. "Man macht das." = "One does that." But then, German was always very clear and consistent.
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