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... misogyny , masquerading as standardization and " correctness , " fabricated an etymology to justify a whimsical spelling . The demand for identifying the " correct " spelling of words opened the way for the first " grammars " of English ...
... misogyny , masquerading as standardization and " correctness , " fabricated an etymology to justify a whimsical spelling . The demand for identifying the " correct " spelling of words opened the way for the first " grammars " of English ...
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... misogyny and prescriptivism cooperate to befuddle and mislead us . Significantly , whatever rules men come up with to justify their ungainly creation never work , yet they will go to inordinate lengths trying to explain away every one ...
... misogyny and prescriptivism cooperate to befuddle and mislead us . Significantly , whatever rules men come up with to justify their ungainly creation never work , yet they will go to inordinate lengths trying to explain away every one ...
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... misogyny that stipulates femininity as inherent in being female simul- taneously devalues it as a " human " attribute ; masculinity is the human norm , but , because femininity is normal for women , we're " abnormal " if we show ...
... misogyny that stipulates femininity as inherent in being female simul- taneously devalues it as a " human " attribute ; masculinity is the human norm , but , because femininity is normal for women , we're " abnormal " if we show ...
Contents
The Glamour of Grammar | 1 |
Language Is a Woman | 16 |
self | 19 |
Copyright | |
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Speaking Freely: Unlearning the Lies of the Fathers' Tongues Julia Penelope No preview available - 1990 |
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