Caterpillar genders

Sunsol Daniels MYTZ14A at prodigy.com
Tue Jan 12 08:45:27 EST 1999


>
>Over the use of the word 'gender' I find myself in agreement with Ken.
>This is becoming a habit! :-)
>
>It isn't a matter of being Politically Correct. As I see it people seem
>afraid of using the word "sex" and use "gender" incorrectly as a 
>euphemism. Gender properly refers to a gramatical classification.
>In many languages is has nothing to do with the sex of the noun. 


No, I don't think so.  I think the language is changing to become clearer.
  People see "sex" as an activity, and "gender" as a state of being.  

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