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Angliholic Posted 19 years ago
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the muse
0 The poet owed his greatest poems to his beloved woman, 01 u 00 the muse who gave him inspiration 02 u 00 . 02 br
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00 Does this sentence sound right to you, especially the underlined part? Thanks. 0-
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00 Does this sentence sound right to you, especially the underlined part? Thanks. 0-
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0 Yes, but 'beloved woman' is oddly sexist in this century, and 'who inspired him' would be better form. 0-
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0 Thanks, Mister Micawber. 02 br
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00 I'm curious about why and how 01 u 00 beloved woman 02 u 00 is oddly sexist in this century. I'm not well-informed; please cast some light. Thanks. 0-
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00 I'm curious about why and how 01 u 00 beloved woman 02 u 00 is oddly sexist in this century. I'm not well-informed; please cast some light. Thanks. 0-
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0 Calling a man's spouse or partner his 'woman' is now considered demeaning/sexist. 0-
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0 Thanks, Mister. 02 br
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00 So there is nothing wrong with the adjective 01 u 00 beloved 02 u 00 . Yes, in our language, calling a man's spouse or partner 01 u 00 woman 02 u 00 also connotes demeaning and derogatory. 0-
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00 So there is nothing wrong with the adjective 01 u 00 beloved 02 u 00 . Yes, in our language, calling a man's spouse or partner 01 u 00 woman 02 u 00 also connotes demeaning and derogatory. 0-
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