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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
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The time has come

0Non-PC language can be very offensive and upsetting for people. For example, I hate to hear 01b00males02b00 using words like "chicks" to describe girls and women. 01b00The time has come02b00 for them to stop speaking like that without fear of being criticized.02br
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00Hi,02br
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00Is it right to replace "males" in the above with "men" and "The time has come" with "It's time?" Thanks.0-
  

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0Men is better0-

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0Thanks, Marius.02br
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00But I'm still confused about the difference between "males" and "men."0-
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0 "Males" is more biological, "men" being more "social". 0-
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0Males is a more general term - it could refer to animals for example. If you are talking about people it is better to use 'men'.02br
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00This sentence is confusing: The time has come for them to stop speaking like that 01u00without fear of being criticized02u00. 02br
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00Criticized for stopping speaking like that (behaving bet

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