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It’s an interesting point about sisters not getting the same attention as parents and children, and even brothers. I suspect it’s just because women didn’t count that much and weren’t the ones writing the accounts.

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Deborah Tannen

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I believe the switch from ‘lady’ to ‘woman’ was part of the women’s movement. ‘Lady’ was a euphemism for ‘woman,’ and that was one reason that we wanted to move away from it.

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This idea that we should be best friends with our partner of the opposite gender leads toward tremendous frustration. Did you ever notice that while men often refer to their wives as best friends, women usually refer to another woman in that way?

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April 25, 2024

This idea that we should be best friends with our partner of the opposite gender leads toward tremendous frustration. Did you ever notice that while men often refer to their wives as best friends, women usually refer to another woman in that way?

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April 25, 2024

I believe the switch from ‘lady’ to ‘woman’ was part of the women’s movement. ‘Lady’ was a euphemism for ‘woman,’ and that was one reason that we wanted to move away from it.

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