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... female are not sexist words , but masculine and feminine almost always are . Male and female can be applied objectively to individual people and animals and , by extension , to things . When electricians and plumbers talk about male and ...
... female are not sexist words , but masculine and feminine almost always are . Male and female can be applied objectively to individual people and animals and , by extension , to things . When electricians and plumbers talk about male and ...
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... female , conveys the message that sisters are expected to be timid and cowardly , " buddy " makes clear that brothers are friends . The subtle disparagement of females and corresponding approbation of males wrapped up in many English ...
... female , conveys the message that sisters are expected to be timid and cowardly , " buddy " makes clear that brothers are friends . The subtle disparagement of females and corresponding approbation of males wrapped up in many English ...
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... females has often been studied , few students of language have noted usage which excludes males . Those academics , for example , who have protested alumnus and alumni as gender - exclusive terms to describe a university's male and female ...
... females has often been studied , few students of language have noted usage which excludes males . Those academics , for example , who have protested alumnus and alumni as gender - exclusive terms to describe a university's male and female ...
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Simplicity WILLIAM ZINSSER | 13 |
Freewriting PETER ELBOW | 19 |
Revising Your Own Manuscript | 28 |
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