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Old 12-28-2005, 04:39 PM
CrazyEyez CrazyEyez is offline
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Default Re: dumb airplane question

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Usage Note: Many critics have argued that there are sexist connotations in the use of the suffix -ess to indicate a female in words like sculptress, waitress, stewardess, and actress... The Usage Panel finds use of the -or suffix to refer to women perfectly acceptable.

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Yeah that makes sense.
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