translation-admin
1,670
edits
Gender neutral language in English: Difference between revisions
→Other terms
| Line 484: | Line 484: | ||
*'''Frontperson, lead, bandleader.''' Neutral alternatives to frontwoman/frontman. | *'''Frontperson, lead, bandleader.''' Neutral alternatives to frontwoman/frontman. | ||
*'''Garbage worker, sanitation worker, garbage truck-driver, garbage collector, garbage person.''' Neutral alternatives to garbage woman and garbage man. | *'''Garbage worker, sanitation worker, garbage truck-driver, garbage collector, garbage person.''' Neutral alternatives to garbage woman and garbage man. | ||
*'''Golden child.''' Neutral alternative to golden boy. | |||
*'''Handyperson, handyworker, fixer.''' Neutral alternatives to handyman and handywoman. | *'''Handyperson, handyworker, fixer.''' Neutral alternatives to handyman and handywoman. | ||
*'''Happy spouse, happy house.''' Neutral alternative to the common gendered phrase "happy wife, happy life". | *'''Happy spouse, happy house.''' Neutral alternative to the common gendered phrase "happy wife, happy life". | ||
| Line 528: | Line 529: | ||
*'''Y'all, you all, you, youse, folks, you friends, homies, everyone/everbody, chat, audience, good people, peoples, the lot of you, all y’all, you lot, you peeps.''' Neutral alternatives for you guys/you girls. | *'''Y'all, you all, you, youse, folks, you friends, homies, everyone/everbody, chat, audience, good people, peoples, the lot of you, all y’all, you lot, you peeps.''' Neutral alternatives for you guys/you girls. | ||
*'''Wedding entourage/Respective entourages.''' Neutral alternatives to bridesmaids and/or groomsmen. One person in an entourage is called attendant/associate. | *'''Wedding entourage/Respective entourages.''' Neutral alternatives to bridesmaids and/or groomsmen. One person in an entourage is called attendant/associate. | ||
*'''Wedding wear, wedding attire.''' Neutral umberella terms to use as alternatives instead of specifying dress or tuxedo. | |||
*'''Widowed person/Wid/Surviving spouse.''' Neutral alternatives to widow and widower. | *'''Widowed person/Wid/Surviving spouse.''' Neutral alternatives to widow and widower. | ||
*'''Winger/Wingfriend.''' Neutral alternative to wingman. | *'''Winger/Wingfriend.''' Neutral alternative to wingman. | ||