Re: Genders & Re: Elvish-Based Conlangs
| From: | Thomas R. Wier <artabanos@...> |
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| Date: | Friday, August 11, 2000, 5:47 |
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Nik Taylor wrote:
> "H. S. Teoh" wrote:
> > AFAIK, "epicene" and "common" seem to mean the same thing.
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> I know of no difference either.
One might conceive of a difference if you say that "epicene" only
refers to words classed as being of either of two biological sexes.
"Common" might indicate a conscious decision not to mention what
sex (or other grammatical category) something belongs to.
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