Definition: the grouping together of words and classifying them as masculine, feminine, or neuter. It is not a substitute the word sex, simply because a book states it as such. Like anything else, there are good ones, and bad ones.

When was the last time you heard the phrase "genderal intercourse"?
Which is it? Sexual Intercourse or Genderal Intercourse?

It is a common practice for dictionary companies to "adopt" words, phrases, slang, etc., once it becomes popular among America's youth. Try looking up the word "phat". Commonly used today by ignorant people who mean to say, "awesome or cool".

The word Gender is used when describing:
the masculine, WAITER or the feminine, WAITRESS
The masculine HOST or the feminine HOSTESS
the masculine ACTOR or feminine ACTRESS
or perhaps,
masculine MASTER or feminine being MISTRESS.

Too many people, businesses, groups, organizations, have no idea the meaning of the word GENDER, and will quite often misuse the word attempting to portray themselves as "leading edge" thinkers.


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