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3 Dec 2022
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What does Plug her in
In <fresh off the boat>, the boss of a steakhouse bought a new jukebox, and he told his chief: “go ahead and plug her in” why plug “her”, why not plug “it”? mean?
What does Plug her in
In <fresh off the boat>, the boss of a steakhouse bought a new jukebox, and he told his chief: “go ahead and plug her in” why plug “her”, why not plug “it”? mean?
In <fresh off the boat>, the boss of a steakhouse bought a new jukebox, and he told his chief: “go ahead and plug her in” why plug “her”, why not plug “it”? mean?
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@Amy0417 with cars or boats, and other big equipment, in this case a jukebox, the female pronoun (her) can be used even though the object is not human. The female pronoun (her) is used instead of the male pronoun (his), but I don’t know the historical reason.
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