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Miche Posted 21 years ago
Vocabulary

Men's/male team?

Hello everybody!

I have to write about a management team consisting of men only. I cannot choose the right adjective. Which of the following sounds best to you:

- a male team of managers

-a men's team of managers

- a team of men managers?

Thanks in advance!
  

Top answer

A team of male managers. PS: Or how about An all-male managerial team ?

  • A team of male managers.
  • PS: Or how about An all-male managerial team ?
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11 Answers
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A team of male managers.


PS: Or how about An all-male managerial team?
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Thanks a lot, MrM!
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There's always sunshine after rain

and vice versa!
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You are absolutely right, Knoff, but I prefer thinking of sunshine. Emotion: smile (It's from a Dire Straights' song.)
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Dear Miche,

I like rain also. Emotion: smile

Kind regards,
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a team of male managers?? is it right??

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I like MrM's second option, Chiq. Or you could mix and match a little: 'an all-male management team', maybe.

MrP
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Hi,

I'd like to add a little cultural-usage note. Many people would simply say 'a team of managers'. The only reason you would want to specify that they are all men is if that is somehow important for the task involved.

Generally, in business and in society at large, many people try to be 'gender-neutral' in how they speak about these things.

If a CEO said 'I'm going t
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Or you might want to refer in an article to the strange fact that the Prepositions Dept. at Acme Grammar, Inc. had an all-male management team.

MrP
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Hi,

That's why the female managers in Acme Grammar's other departments tend to refer to the Prepositions Dept. as the 'Propositions Dept.'

Clive

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