sadly too many people don't care or are ignorant about it

meaning that we'll probably stop using gender specific terms like those in the next few decades.

Mind you, the artificial minds we'll create will probably have exterminated us by then anyway

Posted By: Worzel Scrimmage on January 12th 2016 at 17:43:48

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Whilst I think of it, people who say PRESSER instead of press conference (NCFC) - MIKEWALKER, Jan 12, 16:14:25
- Makes me think of two jags,the punching egged up twat. (n/m) (NCFC) - yellowman, Jan 12, 16:22:42
- Agree PREZZO is far better (n/m) (NCFC) - colincanary, Jan 12, 16:19:27
  - Here's the twist: (NCFC) - MIKEWALKER, Jan 12, 16:28:05
    - Aha! (n/m) (NCFC) - colincanary, Jan 12, 16:29:20
- Mental gnomes. (n/m) (NCFC) - APB, Jan 12, 16:16:19
  - unfortunately everyone says it nowadays (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jan 12, 16:20:42
    - So it's not everyone then. (n/m) (NCFC) - harry boulders, Jan 12, 16:31:54
      - no, not quite everyone (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jan 12, 16:37:44
    - Pacific instead of specific and actor for women.... (NCFC) - yellowman, Jan 12, 16:24:50
      - YES (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Git, Jan 12, 16:51:29
      - Fairy Snuff (n/m) (NCFC) - colincanary, Jan 12, 16:27:56
      - Actor for women is standard now (n/m) (NCFC) - Adster, Jan 12, 16:26:50
        
        Waitress? Goddess? Ballerina? (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Git, Jan 12, 16:50:49
        
        ...actress is like saying 'lady doctor' if you ask me (n/m) (NCFC) - Adster, Jan 12, 16:28:10
        
        Never seen actress as lesser than actor... (NCFC) - yellowman, Jan 12, 16:31:08
        
        Of course it's not offensive unless you're a PC prick with hipster pubes (NCFC) - Old Git, Jan 12, 16:56:03
        
        Would you say authoress, managaress or 'lady doctor'? (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Jan 12, 17:25:33
        
        There is no English word for a female doctor (NCFC) - Old Git, Jan 12, 17:33:49
        
        don't we say "male ballerina"? (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jan 12, 17:07:27
        
        Strictly it's ballerino (since ballerina is Italian) but no-one uses that, "danseur" is (NCFC) - Old Git, Jan 12, 17:16:47
        
        sadly too many people don't care or are ignorant about it (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jan 12, 17:43:48
        
        Haha (n/m) (NCFC) - yellowman, Jan 12, 18:30:03
        
        sorry, saw a program last night with various experts discussing why we would all die soon (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jan 12, 19:05:07
        
        It's like when I'm referred to as a 'top male model' - I'm a top model FFS. Similarly (NCFC) - Adster, Jan 12, 17:05:56
        
        The actress thing is just wrong.... (NCFC) - yellowman, Jan 12, 17:10:40
        
        Correct (NCFC) - Old Git, Jan 12, 17:19:30
        
        Bang on there OG (NCFC) - CauldRon, Jan 12, 18:49:33
        
        Agreed! (n/m) (NCFC) - yellowman, Jan 12, 18:28:20
        
        Yes...why? (n/m) (NCFC) - yellowman, Jan 12, 16:27:12
    - Gotten is olde Englishe though. (NCFC) - APB, Jan 12, 16:22:50
      - true, as are most merkinsms (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jan 12, 16:27:43
    - 24/7, "at the end of the day", etc etc (n/m) (NCFC) - colincanary, Jan 12, 16:22:44
      - "your Manchester United's, your Chelsea's" (n/m) (NCFC) - MIKEWALKER, Jan 12, 16:28:54
        
        Aaaarrrgghhhhhhhh I HATE that (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Git, Jan 12, 16:51:16
      - 'quit' always annoys me for some reason (n/m) (NCFC) - Adster, Jan 12, 16:23:20

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