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It's largely a UK/US-ism I think. It's inappropriate in not-America to say you're male. "Male" just means you're an animal with dangly bits. US doctor: "A 24
by seiji 13y ago
It's largely a UK/US-ism I think. It's inappropriate in not-America to say you're male. "Male" just means you're an animal with dangly bits.
US doctor: "A 24 year old male presents with..."
UK doctor: "A 24 year old man presents with..."
- r0h1n 13y agoHere's the Cambridge dictionary on the word: http://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/british/male_3 http://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/british/male_3 Note the example: "Among the bodies are two unidentified British males."