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... kind ' . It did not mean ' sex ' , biological or grammatical , as Dennis Baron ( 1986 ) has observed . This association of grammatical gender with human generation was intro- duced as early as Priscian's sixth - century Latin grammar ...
... kind ' . It did not mean ' sex ' , biological or grammatical , as Dennis Baron ( 1986 ) has observed . This association of grammatical gender with human generation was intro- duced as early as Priscian's sixth - century Latin grammar ...
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... kind of ambiguity in assertions that imply authority , and it isn't until we stop and ask " by whom ? " that we realize what we allow to pass without scrutiny . 9.3 a . The thief was arrested . b . The vehicle has been impounded . c ...
... kind of ambiguity in assertions that imply authority , and it isn't until we stop and ask " by whom ? " that we realize what we allow to pass without scrutiny . 9.3 a . The thief was arrested . b . The vehicle has been impounded . c ...
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... kind of prices we have to charge today , that's the kind of attention you have to provide , ” he said . " We're a hands on business . It's not a factory . You can't slop a mop around like a factory . " ' These are the kinds of ...
... kind of prices we have to charge today , that's the kind of attention you have to provide , ” he said . " We're a hands on business . It's not a factory . You can't slop a mop around like a factory . " ' These are the kinds of ...
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Speaking Freely: Unlearning the Lies of the Fathers' Tongues Julia Penelope No preview available - 1990 |
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