is the owner a girl? is titanic a...what?
2007-12-06 20:44:51 · 10 answers · asked by Johnny the real santa 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
It is important to know that the Titanic was built in England. English maritime tradition has used the female pronoun in reference to ships for centuries. Not all cultures and languages do this. Most Western or European countries have or still do.
Perhaps going back to the Phoenicians, a ship was always described with the female pronoun. The rational is highly debated, possibly because the ship carried and mothered the crew from the ocean, perhaps because of the affection of the usually all-male crews, or possibly because of the perversity of a ship often reminded them of their wives.
In current maritime legal matters, ships are now referred to as "IT," not "SHE."
2007-12-06 23:01:42 · answer #1 · answered by Richard 7 · 12⤊ 1⤋
Dear, That's is English Language. Not only to Titanic. Specified of an object. This does not goes to the owner or the makers. That will be "They". Infact all objects, Ship, Air Craft and Automobile etc. When referring as "She" as pronoun for replacement of noun (name).
Let me show you the sentences;
e.g ..The Titanic is The Transatlantic liner. She sailed in 1912. The incident happened on the Apr. 14, 1921. She sank for 2 and 1/2 hours. The word "She" mainly or refer for the "Titanic".
2007-12-06 21:19:39 · answer #2 · answered by AHMAD FUAD Harun 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
All ships are female. Even ones with male names, like the Edmond Fitzgerald or the Reuben James.
The only ship I've ever heard referred to as a he is the Bismark, by the captain, and neither of them lasted long.
2007-12-06 20:53:39 · answer #3 · answered by LodiTX 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
All ships are called 'she' - it is a marine tradition. Many people also refer to their cars as she, and I have heard that pronoun used in respect of aircraft and steam locomotives. 'Titanic' is an adjective meaning 'more than huge' as in 'a titanic earthquake'.
2007-12-06 20:52:43 · answer #4 · answered by rdenig_male 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
It is traditional for all ships to be referred to as females...people will always say 'she' or 'her' when talking about water transportation and if you look at the names of them you will see the vast majority are named after women.
2007-12-06 20:49:07 · answer #5 · answered by Heaven Leigh 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋
It's a tradition that ships/cruises are called after the female gender.
2007-12-06 20:54:22 · answer #6 · answered by YZ 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
uh..dude...they call about 95% of ships "she" it's a maritime tradition that comes from the British and Spanish peoples as well as the Russ and the Germans.......Trust me on this one, you dont want to name your boat after a male figure as the entity that represents the sea is a male that goes by the name "NEPTUNE"......you want a female plowing your waves and not some limey sailor.
2007-12-06 21:15:00 · answer #7 · answered by theoregonartist 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Because it's been a maritime tradition for centuries to refer to ships as she and to give them feminine names.
2007-12-06 22:04:21 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
All ships are called "she" and have been since men foolishly took to wandering about on the water...
2007-12-07 00:46:52 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Many well-known figurative objects are called she's.
Ex: Mother Nature.
It's just something society started and continues.
2007-12-07 12:19:59 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋