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I mean it's technically correct. But it is weird (to me) to use in conversational English, and I've been paying attention since before 2000. Speaking for New
by foobarian 4y ago
I mean it's technically correct. But it is weird (to me) to use in conversational English, and I've been paying attention since before 2000. Speaking for New England region between and around the NYC/Boston metros.
Now that I think about it, you know where it is used a lot? In news reports/police reports. "A young male was injured.... a female was spotted leaving the scene..."
- throwaway4aday 4y agoIt's used interchangeably with "woman" https://apnews.com/article/katie-ledecky-ap-female-athelete-of-2022-c4afef0df8baca7c8ddf7eb0314de441 https://apnews.com/article/katie-ledecky-ap-female-athelete-... https://www.forbes.com/sites/nickmorrison/2022/11/01/revealed-the-worlds-top-female-scientists-in-2022/?sh=7dd228634a71 https://www.forbes.com/sites/nickmorrison/2022/11/01/reveale... https://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2016/apr/06/10-inspiring-female-writers-you-need-to-read https://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2016/apr/06/10-i...
- Kudos 4y agoThose are all adjectives. It is not used interchangeably as a noun.
- throwaway4aday 4y agoIf one is derogatory then the other should be as well. Try it out with some more universally accepted derogatory nouns to see my point. Thinking about it, when applied as an adjective most terms sound even worse.
- Kudos 4y agoI honestly can't think of any that aren't just repurposed adjectives rather than true nouns or vice versa.
- fsociety 4y agoAs an adjective you mean. Which is different.