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Man who calls women "females" hopes to one day be allowed within 500 meters of one (chaser.com.au)
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[–] flying_sheep@lemmy.ml 7 points 5 months ago (1 children)

IMHO fine:

  • female doctor
  • woman who is a doctor

IMHO weird:

  • woman doctor
  • a female who is a doctor

So it's not a reversal. Using “woman” like an adjective is still weird!

[–] SwingingTheLamp@midwest.social 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I'm with you, but I've been reading online that "woman doctor" is now the preferred form.

[–] flying_sheep@lemmy.ml 2 points 5 months ago

I see, that is strange!