Twitter introduces new ‘Arabic Feminine’ language setting
Published 16 Jun,2021 via Daily News Egypt - People across the world come to Twitter to discuss what is happening, and the social media platform wants its service to better reflect the many voices that shape the conversation.
In some languages, such as with Arabic, words can be feminine or masculine. As part of this, Twitter is introducing a new language setting that acknowledges and better supports the Arabic feminine form.
People who select this setting will be addressed in the feminine form. For example, “Tweet” will be “غرّدي” (which addresses women) rather than the default Arabic today which is “غرّد” (addressing men). Also, “Explore” will be “إستكشفي” rather than “إستكشف”.
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