John Cowan wrote:
>Andreas Johansson scripsit:
>
> > I do hope "an Englishman" is still acceptable? Or has the feminists
>purged
> > that?
>
>Sure it's acceptable in individual uses, which is what we are talking
>about.
>And Rosta is an Englishman, but Queen Liz is not.
I meant in the generic sense "an English person". If I get you correctly,
"Twelve Englishmen entered the room" can only mean that "Twelve English men
(=male persons) entered the room" - I was under the impression it didn't
necessarily show gender.
Andreas
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