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25-Jul-2010 12:03

Can Grammar be sexist?


An English professor wrote the words: "A woman without her man is nothing" on the chalkboard and asked his students to punctuate it correctly.

All of the males in the class wrote: "A woman, without her man, is nothing."

All the females in the class wrote: "A woman: without her, man is nothing."

So is syntax sexist? Your shout guys...

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Contributed by peteherbalifew88 on 20-Oct-2011 14:42
You have brought up a very good details , thanks for the post. "I am not an adventurer by choice but by fate." by Vincent Van Gogh.
Contributed by Wendy G. on 05-Aug-2010 23:18
Dunno about syntax being sexist but the males certainly were ;-)
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