Languages reflect the societies that use them – and English is riddled with sexism
Languages reflect the societies that use them – and English is riddled with sexism Should dictionaries include sexist words and definitions? At university I had a lecturer of medieval language and literature who was so wonderfully idiosyncratic that you will no doubt suspect I have made him up. His name was Alaric. He recited Beowulf from memory to silence the room and was known to remove his shoes before commencing a lecture. You can find a video of him rapping the opening lines of Piers Plowman on YouTube. He once took our class to York for the Jorvik Viking Festival, and led us r...
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