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Monthly Archives: November 2015
Fight the . . . kyriarchy?
Kyriarchy. Do you know this word yet? Regular readers of this semi-regular blog will know that I usually stick to issues of vocabulary and usage and avoid confronting topics that are political, religious, ideological, or otherwise potentially controversial. But I … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Things you should know, Words
Tagged actress, definition, discriminatory, dominatrix, hierarchy, kyriarchy, neologism, patriarchy, pronoun, sexism, sexist, stewardess, suffragette, word origin
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