User talk:Fdssdf/Archives/2012/March

"She" for ships
I always assumed it was because, for sailors, the ship is a mother figure, a protector and giver of life. I always thought of it as a respectful usage. How did you arrive at the conviction that calling a ship "she" was degrogatory? Chrisrus (talk) 04:48, 29 March 2012 (UTC)

"died" or "passed away"
Thank you for your edit to the last sentence of the Daniel Waldron article. But even though I agree "died" is shorter and perhaps a better choice to our modern ear than "passed away", would you think it appropriate to revert in order to maintain the integrity of the direct quotation that the phrase appears in? Thanks RWIR (talk) 05:42, 30 March 2012 (UTC)
 * It's absolutely critical to maintain quotes in their original form. That was an error by me. I never intended to change a quote. Thanks for catching it! fds  Talk 16:36, 30 March 2012 (UTC)