Re: men, elves, wolves, and robots; was: man, etc.

>I had an interesting dispute with someone once about the term gynoid.  He
>insisted that all female robots be called gynoids, because the term android
>meant "like a male human."  So the phrase "female android" was
>tautological, he argued.  I conceded that he had a point, but that "gynoid"
>was so ugly, and "android" had unfortunately lost its gendered sense.  And
>besides, it was so ingrained in science fiction and popular parlance that
>he would have a tough time establishing it.
>
>However, how many of you SF fans out there find that "gynoid" is gaining
>ground as the preferred term for female android?  Uck!  It reminds me of
>"gynecology."
I dont talk as a SF fan but it depends of how you pronouce it

is it [dZinoid], [dZinojd], [Zinoid], or [Zinojd]?

these are not all so ugly..

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