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Thank you for the search suggestion Mr Bingley. The first item that came up was an analysis of the papers written on the subject and was particularly interesting. I particularly liked one of the writer's conclusions which was what I was trying to say all along:
"Whatever, it now seems obvious that a crass distinction between male and female anything, let alone language, is not going to be particularly helpful for analysis of human behaviour."
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"a crass distinction between male and female anything"
Ah. How pregnant with meaning is that delicately phrased 'anything'. Notice how 'anythings' would have been coarse.
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and I'm currently in the middle of two books on it...
This can only mean that you have finished the one on your right and haven't started the one on your left.
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(Martian) Fish on a (Venusian) Bike
If you are a Martian Fish, you must be a fish out of water. And Venus is a real gas, they tell me - - -
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Thanks for that link, Jo - I'm still grinning! (if a little wryly!)
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>.. How pregnant with meaning < The trouble is, as soon as you say something pregnant with meaning, people start guessing at your ah, gender .
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In the middle?
In between!!
Halfway through each of...?
Aaaargghh. How inadequate is this language of Shakespeare's!
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