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Mississippi River’s low water level reveals shipwreck (apnews.com)
1 point by gbenga4real on Oct 18, 2022 | hide | past | favorite | 2 comments



> “That’s part of the reason for making the big effort to document it this time — cause she may not be there the next time.”

Sorry for off-topic but what is the meaning of "she" word in this sentence, are there any grammar rule which allows such feminitives?


Ships are typically referred to as she. It's easily googled and brings up articles like this one (which I have not read).

https://emmacruises.com/the-reason-ships-are-she/




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