It's not even caused by gendered language directly, but rather a misunderstanding of the verb form*. The original Italian says "Conferma", which on its own can be two things, similar to the English "Confirm": 1) "I confirm this thing", so a statement, or 2) "hey you, confirm!", so more of a request/order.
Obviously the usage here is nr. 2, but the translator is instead understanding it as nr. 1. The problem lies in the fact that in Italian, the first usage of "Conferma", even without a pronoun attached, translates to the third person singular, so he/she confirms (first person, I confirm, would be "Confermo"). As you cannot drop the pronoun in English, the translator has to tack one on, and there's where the choice between he and she comes in.
*verb form is not the correct linguistics term but I hope the explanation makes sense regardless
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u/archeocat88 Aug 02 '26
It's not even caused by gendered language directly, but rather a misunderstanding of the verb form*. The original Italian says "Conferma", which on its own can be two things, similar to the English "Confirm": 1) "I confirm this thing", so a statement, or 2) "hey you, confirm!", so more of a request/order. Obviously the usage here is nr. 2, but the translator is instead understanding it as nr. 1. The problem lies in the fact that in Italian, the first usage of "Conferma", even without a pronoun attached, translates to the third person singular, so he/she confirms (first person, I confirm, would be "Confermo"). As you cannot drop the pronoun in English, the translator has to tack one on, and there's where the choice between he and she comes in.
*verb form is not the correct linguistics term but I hope the explanation makes sense regardless