Does a female hurricane really sound like a less threatening prospect?

~ Sophie

Hot on the heels of news about female storm names being perceived as ‘friendlier’, we have this analysis of the use of the male pronoun.
I’ve just realised how boring that sounds but I’m posting it anyway as it’s actually quite interesting.

A Linguist on the Story of Gendered Pronouns

Published by Sophie

Writer, blogger, sex positive feminist, fashionista, glamazon, mother

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