Re: Correction: take a look at this paragraph




Peter Moylan wrote:
athel...@yahoo wrote:
batdorf wrote:

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That's why I get so grumpy when sociologists use the word "gender" when
they really mean "sex"; and even more grumpy when miscellaneous
designers of forms copy that (IMHO) error. There is no good excuse for
ruining the original meaning of a word like "gender". That battle is
lost, I'll admit, but I'm maintaining the rage.

It's certainly a losing battle, but I hope not entirely a lost one. On
occasion I have crossed out "Gender" and written "Sex" before answering
the question on forms.

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