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I would say ‘woman’ used to be a noun, and now it is a noun and also an adjective. And words change their functions in that way. It’s one of the most common phenomena about words. They start as one thing, and they end up as something else.

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In my own writing, I avoid ‘female’ and try to say ‘woman’ because I feel that the word ‘female’ has connotations of not just biology but also non-human mammals. The idea of ‘female’ to me is more appropriate for a female animal.

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April 25, 2024

In my own writing, I avoid ‘female’ and try to say ‘woman’ because I feel that the word ‘female’ has connotations of not just biology but also non-human mammals. The idea of ‘female’ to me is more appropriate for a female animal.

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April 25, 2024

In some ways, siblings, and especially sisters, are more influential in your childhood than your parents.

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