[lit-ideas] Re: grades & kleenex
- From: "Steven G. Cameron" <stevecam@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 07 May 2004 15:24:40 -0400
**Is someone identified by sex (not gender) or engage in it?? My
confusion is: whether it has always been ok to use "sex" when "gender"
is a more appropriate word, or if "gender" is just a pomo term, exiling
"sex" to the act. Is it a question of (modern) usage or is one truly
preferred??
TC,
/Steve Cameron, NJ
Judith Evans wrote:
>>**Is it acceptable to use "gender" and "sex" as synonyms
>>(interchangeably)??
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> No. I take the (old-fashioned) view that sex is a designation based on
> biology, gender a social construct. But when I talk about grammar I do say
> "gender" as that is customary. Mea culpa?
>
>
> Judy Evans
> jaye@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: lit-ideas-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>[mailto:lit-ideas-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Steven G. Cameron
>>Sent: 07 May 2004 19:42
>>To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: grades & kleenex
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>>Paul Stone wrote:
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>>>At 02:07 PM 5/7/2004, you wrote:
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>>>>But I didn't know we knew the teacher's sex.
>>>
>>>
>>**Is it acceptable to use "gender" and "sex" as synonyms
>>(interchangeably)??
>>
>>TC,
>>
>>/Steve Cameron, NJ
>>
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