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- From: djohns@elm.circa.ufl.edu (David A. Johns)
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- Subject: Re: Sexist hypocrites
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- Date: 28 Dec 92 23:26:36 GMT
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- In article <12207@scott.ed.ac.uk> iad@cogsci.ed.ac.uk (Ivan A Derzhanski) writes:
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- # >["wifman"] DID evolve from man. "Man" was gender neutral
- # >previously. "wif" was used as a suffix to denote gender.
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- # 'Tis an extraordinary suffix that goes before the root. :-)
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- # Disclaimer: I use "suffix" as linguists do. The common
- # Englishman's mileage may vary.
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- Well, we all know what a linguist's opinion is worth, don't we.
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- David Johns
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