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Posted by Beauregard T. Shagnasty on 05/17/07 13:38
Jukka K. Korpela wrote:
> Scripsit Beauregard T. Shagnasty:
>> I do have an online form with Gender: male/female
>
> That's all wrong, since for gender, the correct alternatives are
> masculine, feminine, neuter, unspecified. Depending on language, one
> or three of them might be extraneous.
The dictionary does state, possibly from common usage, that gender can
mean:
3.
a. The condition of being female or male; sex.
b. Females or males considered as a group:
/expressions used by one gender/.
Aside: when asked, "Sex:" these motorcycle riders sometimes tend to
answer with "Yes", "No", or "Occasionally" if you give 'em a
chance. Every year someone does this on the paper form at the gate, used
by those who don't visit the pre-registration web form.
--
-bts
-Motorcycles defy gravity; cars just suck
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