Why are there gendered words for some professions like actor and actress but not e.g. doctor and doctress?
In: 1937
It’s ultimately to do with the etymology of the word. Remember that English as a language over hundreds of years has stolen parts from Greek, Latin, French, and much more.
Some languages like French are more highly gendered.
I don’t understand people who think the female version of a word is negative. It’s literally language usage that conveys meaning… but that’s becoming the modern obsession
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