Exploring LanguageGary Goshgarian |
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... Masculine and feminine , however , are as sexist as any words can be , since it is almost impossible to use them without invoking cultural stereotypes . When people construct lists of “ masculine ” and “ feminine " traits they almost ...
... Masculine and feminine , however , are as sexist as any words can be , since it is almost impossible to use them without invoking cultural stereotypes . When people construct lists of “ masculine ” and “ feminine " traits they almost ...
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... masculine and which is 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 ...
... masculine and which is 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 ...
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... masculine . So masculine is the word devil that the female prefix is needed , as in she - devil , to make a feminine noun of it . The masculinization of evil is so unconsciously accepted that writers often attest to it even while ...
... masculine . So masculine is the word devil that the female prefix is needed , as in she - devil , to make a feminine noun of it . The masculinization of evil is so unconsciously accepted that writers often attest to it even while ...
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Simplicity WILLIAM ZINSSER | 13 |
Freewriting PETER ELBOW | 19 |
Revising Your Own Manuscript | 28 |
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