[split] Names, pronouns, articles... and gender

[Nuytsia]

Re: the cover - it's not exactly a state secret that yes indeed I'm a female. It's just become a sort of inside joke over the years because a lot of people online refer to me as a he - sometimes even people who *know* the truth, like Robin. I used to think it was just a mistake (Finnish language doesn't differentiate between genders like that, we have only one word for "he" and "she", so I myself often mix the pronouns, especially when speaking because it's something I have to concentrate on to remember to "choose" ). But yeah, it happens often enough and by people who are native English speakers that I've started to wonder what it is about my online presence that makes many people think I'm a male. Not that I care, either way.

Heh heh I always thought you were female, but I couldn't exactly say why..... well I think the name Mervi sounds more female than male for starters....

Wow Finnish has only gender neutral pronouns?????? I had no idea that any language had that!

(why couldn't I have been made to learn Finnish instead of German!!!)