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minus-squaremichaelmroselinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·1 year agoCan you give an example of each?
minus-squareNιƙƙιDιɱҽʂlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·1 year agoMy teacher is female. My teacher is a female. The former is adjectival, the latter is an icky noun. That “a” is doing a lot of work lol.
minus-squarecaptainlezbianlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 year agoAs a noun: “Females are often uncomfortable being called females.” As opposed to “Women are often uncomfortable being called females.” As an adjective: “The reported rate of sexual violence among female soldiers indicates a serious problem that is being insufficiently dealt with.”
Can you give an example of each?
My teacher is female.
My teacher is a female.
The former is adjectival, the latter is an icky noun. That “a” is doing a lot of work lol.
Latin languages:
The latter is indeed awkward
As a noun: “Females are often uncomfortable being called females.” As opposed to “Women are often uncomfortable being called females.”
As an adjective: “The reported rate of sexual violence among female soldiers indicates a serious problem that is being insufficiently dealt with.”