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... feminine ? In English , neither chicken nor beef nor soup has formal gender . Yet most people find the question easy to answer : chicken soup is feminine and beef soup is masculine , and that unanimity demonstrates how vast is the task ...
... feminine ? In English , neither chicken nor beef nor soup has formal gender . Yet most people find the question easy to answer : chicken soup is feminine and beef soup is masculine , and that unanimity demonstrates how vast is the task ...
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... feminine are already loaded with values ? Explain your answer . 7. Rosenthal says that there is nothing inherently feminine about the word fork when paired with knife , but with spoon , he says , it's a different story . In this pairing ...
... feminine are already loaded with values ? Explain your answer . 7. Rosenthal says that there is nothing inherently feminine about the word fork when paired with knife , but with spoon , he says , it's a different story . In this pairing ...
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... feminine stereotype in our culture is flexible enough to let a girl be- have “ boyishly ” if she wants to without bringing her femininity into question , but any boy who exhibits “ girlish ” behavior is promptly suspected of being queer ...
... feminine stereotype in our culture is flexible enough to let a girl be- have “ boyishly ” if she wants to without bringing her femininity into question , but any boy who exhibits “ girlish ” behavior is promptly suspected of being queer ...
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Simplicity WILLIAM ZINSSER | 13 |
Freewriting PETER ELBOW | 19 |
Revising Your Own Manuscript | 28 |
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