Worse than his and hers? Maybe not. Let's just say that languages are clunky things when it comes to describing people.
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For a long time, we were just another typical Washington, DC family: two policy-oriented jobs, two kids, and two cars. Out of the blue, my husband got a new assignment; we ditched the old jobs and the cars (but kept the kids) and headed to Paris for what started out to be a three-year, and eventually became a four-year tour.
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3 comments:
Ha. Stuff like this always makes me giggle. It must be hard work bing a French copywriter...
La Mom
An American Mom in Paris
LOL, and French is "clunkier". I swear I will never get it all straight!
V
That's pretty funny. I've wondered why we don't go to something like "s/he" and "his/her" to make it simpler.
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