Disconcerting Genders (continued)

Masculine Feminine

il partito (political party) la partita (sports match)

il porto (port) la porta (door)

il posto (place) la posta (mail)

il punto (detail, dot) la punta (tip)

il torto (mistake) la torta (cake)

il velo (veil) la vela (sail, sailing)

Words are like the colors on a painter’s palette, allowing us to express our thoughts t
o
others. The more colors you have to paint with, the more you can say. Just as there
are many more colors than there are words for them, there are many nouns that just

won’t conform to the rules but exist anyway.

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