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[Robin Carroll-Mann]

And it came to pass on 12 May 00,, that LrdRas at aol.com wrote:


> letrada at yahoo.com writes:
> 
> << las manos >>
> 
> Is this accurate? las manos? 

Yes, it is accurate.

> I find it hard to imagine feminine male
> hands...:-( Am I missing something here besides possible typos?

Yes -- an irregularity of grammar in a generally regular language.  There 
are a few Spanish nouns which do not follow the pattern of o=masculine 
a=feminine.  Mano is one of them.  Likewise, one says "el agua" (the 
water) and "el dia" (the day).
 
> Ras


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