@xarvos to /c/showerthoughts • edit-23 years ago"Man" is a fine interjection but "woman" is notmessage-square4arrow-up112arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up110arrow-down1message-square"Man" is a fine interjection but "woman" is not@xarvos to /c/showerthoughts • edit-23 years agomessage-square4file-text
minus-squareThe And Systemlink1•3 years agoIt is not the default in the sense that… well, based on reality, it isn’t But in the English language, which doesn’t necessarily have to follow reality, it sadly is. We can only do our best to change it.
minus-square@pingvenolink1•3 years agoYes but also no. It used to be and there are still vestigial parts of the English language where that’s the case.
male is not the “default”
It is not the default in the sense that… well, based on reality, it isn’t
But in the English language, which doesn’t necessarily have to follow reality, it sadly is. We can only do our best to change it.
Yes but also no. It used to be and there are still vestigial parts of the English language where that’s the case.