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I loved the second quote;
'Along the same literalist lines, you should think
twice before describing an important work by a woman
scholar as `seminal'.
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Surprise! I was thinking of suggesting that if "seminal" was a compliment to be used only
for male authors who create something new and valuable, would not a feminine author
similarly creative, have her creation regarded as "ovarian". Imagine my dismay to find my
ten buck CD distionary say there ain't no such word. Solecism or not, I demand its creation!
(Alas, one very dear to me died of an ovarian tumor. The word was all too real then.)
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describing an important work by a woman
scholar as `seminal'
Guess it depends on what you mean by seed.
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Old spiritual: "Nobody knows the trouble I've seed".
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Nobody knows the trouble I've seed
Suggesting it is more the province of women than of men.
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"Ovarian" not a word? It is very common for dictionaries to omit some of the more obscure medical terms but I am surprised that ovarian was not found. It is certainly a word.
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Dear Alex: Ever hear the little ditty: According to rumor, my ovarian tumor
Has changed me beyond recognition - All the boys that I know
Say my voice is too low......
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wwh: No I haven't. What's the final line? (Or is it too dirty to post? MIght need to send via IM to avoid the Gutter Police.)
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>"Ovarian" not a word?
OneLook.com finds it in eleven(11) on-line dictionaries, including MWCD and AHD. get a better dictionary.
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my ten buck CD dictionary says there ain't no such word
AHD4's got it [innocent blinking-e]
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