Re: Gender and grammar

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From: Ian Molton
Date: Fri, 05 Nov 1999 00:00

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Harlan Messinger wrote:
> 
> > forgive me for being stupid here but gender and genre are NOT the same
> > word in my book...
> >
> 
> Do you also not believe that "saint" and "sanctuary" come from the same
> word? Or "hotel" and "host"?

I never disputed that they share a root.

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