By Genders, Expressions

Benazir Bhutto, a kleptocrat in a Hermes scarfShe's back. Hurrah! She's a woman. She's brave. She's a moderate. She speaks good English. She's Oxford-educated, no less. And she's not bad looking either.Question: What does ''no less' mean?I admit I'm biased....

Clive wrote: Hi, The person who uses this expression obviously dislikes the woman. There could be many reasons for this dislike. A lot of people find it offensive to call a woman a b-i-t-c-h. Clive I do too,.................normally. It is now non-gender specific in some cultures of...

Goodman wrote: Philip wrote:Other expressions: 'go postal', 'freak out', 'go crazy', 'blow her top (angry)' I don't think 'have a hernia', works for a woman. You catch my drift! Hernias come in both genders.....just depends on where it is.

It makes no difference who the conversation is held with-- it depends on who you are uttering the sentence to. If I am talking to any familiar acquaintance or in any informal situation, I can tell him, 'I chewed the fat with President Bush last week'. Chew the rag is synonymous, and there is no...

Bokeh wrote: CalifJim wrote:Hmm. I would not have described it that way at all. I'm not even sure it's a him sounds like a very ordinary remark to me when in doubt about the sex of someone, In Britain such an expression is quite common to describe someone with traits of a "third gender...

CalifJim wrote:Hmm. I would not have described it that way at all. I'm not even sure it's a him sounds like a very ordinary remark to me when in doubt about the sex of someone, In Britain such an expression is quite common to describe someone with traits of a "third gender person"; the...

Hi, About a half domestic companies are unwilling to employ ‘old’ people and place a limitation on qualifications by gender. 1. a half domestic companies / half domestic companies. Which is right? You need to speak of 'half of domestic companies'. The article 'a' can be used, but more...

About a half domestic companies are unwilling to employ ‘old’ people and place a limitation on qualifications by gender. 1. a half domestic companies / half domestic companies. Which is right? 2. I don't know if 'place a limitation on qulifications by gender' is appropriate expression. I...

Gender Differences and Similarities in Childhood “Big boys do not cry” (Kommer D., 2006, p.249), so what is expected of big boys? Since genders are divided males and females, discriminations have been existing. Even though many employers or parents think that there are no different...

(Quote of Alexa's non-English post removed by moderator) Do you know that there are people here who understand it? If you think they won't aprove your post for being..rude, why should you say rude words? You might say it in the street, at home, at work, with friends..but I don't think that...