[lit-ideas] Re: grades & kleenex
- From: "Judith Evans" <judithevans001@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 7 May 2004 20:09:32 +0100
> **Is it acceptable to use "gender" and "sex" as synonyms
> (interchangeably)??
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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> [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
>
>
>
> Paul Stone wrote:
>
> > At 02:07 PM 5/7/2004, you wrote:
>
> >>
> >>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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