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A lively history of the sexual biases that exist in our language and a fascinating account of past and present efforts to correct these biases by reforming usage and vocabulary.
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A lively history of the sexual biases that exist in our language and a fascinating account of past and present efforts to correct these biases by reforming usage and vocabulary.
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The author of Grammar and Good Taste here conducts a historical survey of the roots of sexism in the English language. PW stated that Baron "makes a valuable contribution to the politics of linguistics by setting sexist language in a historical context."
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