Gender neutral language in English: Difference between revisions
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* '''Horse rider/Equestrian.''' Standard gender neutral term for horseman or horsewoman. | * '''Horse rider/Equestrian.''' Standard gender neutral term for horseman or horsewoman. | ||
*'''-ling.''' Gender neutral Old English suffix for someone involved in something. Can be used in place of "-man", "-person" or "-woman" as a suffix for occupation, such as "businessling".<ref>[https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/52135/3-facts-about-english%E2%80%99s-most-adorable-suffix-ling#:~:text=JUST%20A%20GENERAL%20NOUN%2DMAKER,fiction%20meaning%20came%20much%20later https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/52135/3-facts-about-english%E2%80%99s-most-adorable-suffix-ling] [https://web.archive.org/web/20230612053238/https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/52135/3-facts-about-english%E2%80%99s-most-adorable-suffix-ling Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> | *'''-ling.''' Gender neutral Old English suffix for someone involved in something. Can be used in place of "-man", "-person" or "-woman" as a suffix for occupation, such as "businessling".<ref>[https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/52135/3-facts-about-english%E2%80%99s-most-adorable-suffix-ling#:~:text=JUST%20A%20GENERAL%20NOUN%2DMAKER,fiction%20meaning%20came%20much%20later https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/52135/3-facts-about-english%E2%80%99s-most-adorable-suffix-ling] [https://web.archive.org/web/20230612053238/https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/52135/3-facts-about-english%E2%80%99s-most-adorable-suffix-ling Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> | ||
*'''Mail deliverer/Post deliverer/Deliverer.''' | |||
* '''Minister.''' Standard gender neutral term for priest or priestess. | * '''Minister.''' Standard gender neutral term for priest or priestess. | ||
* '''Monarch.''' Standard gender neutral term for a king or queen. | * '''Monarch.''' Standard gender neutral term for a king or queen. | ||
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* '''Noble.''' A nobleman/noblewoman, lord/lady, prince/princess, duke/duchess, or many other noble ranks that lack specific gender neutral titles. | * '''Noble.''' A nobleman/noblewoman, lord/lady, prince/princess, duke/duchess, or many other noble ranks that lack specific gender neutral titles. | ||
* '''Prime.''' Derived from Latin. Gender Neutral term for a prince or princess. | * '''Prime.''' Derived from Latin. Gender Neutral term for a prince or princess. | ||
* ''' | * '''Prin/Prinx/Prinxe/PrincexPrincexx/Princet/Princette/Princev/Princen/Princus/Heir''' Other gender neutral terms for Prince/Princess/Royalty incorporating the letter x; a common indicator of gender neutral language. | ||
* '''Pilot.''' Standard gender neutral term for aviator or aviatrix. | * '''Pilot.''' Standard gender neutral term for aviator or aviatrix. | ||
* '''Police officer''' or '''cop'''. Standard gender neutral terms for policeman or policewoman. | * '''Police officer''' or '''cop'''. Standard gender neutral terms for policeman or policewoman. | ||