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Women/women

31 replies

BlancheDuBlah · 19/05/2019 13:41

Keep seeing it.

Fail to see the confusion on a female dominated site esp when talking of women's issues.

Women = plural (more than one).

Woman = singular (I.E. just ^one).
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Shall repeat as long as necessary.

OP posts:
Crazyladee · 19/05/2019 14:18

Having lived in NZ for several years, I can tell you that in certain parts of NZ, they pronounce the word Women as Woman.

It's a bit narrow minded and ignorant to say its lazy.

ZuttZeVootEeeVro · 19/05/2019 14:28

I see it more and more often ignores the mistake in the thread title! and it rally irritates me. It can't be an autocorrect otherwise it would always be 'men'.

I think it's probably predicted text. When I start writing women, as I type the 'wom', 'women' and 'women's' pop up.

I have to type out 'man' and 'men' because my phone doesn't give these as suggestions when I start to type the words.

WeBuiltCisCityOnSexistRoles · 19/05/2019 14:35

What do you mean about "privacy grounds" WeBuilt?

It seems common these days, if a thread goes against OP, they get MN to delete it on "privacy grounds". Especially on AIBU!

BIWI · 19/05/2019 18:50

Ah yes, that makes sense @ZuttZeVootEeeVro. Never thought of predictive text. (That drives me mad too!)

BogglesGoggles · 19/05/2019 18:51

It’s an autocorrect thing.

DrinkSangriaInThePark · 19/05/2019 18:58

CHECK YOUR THREAD TITLE!!!!!!!!!😆

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