cacao / coco / cocoa
callous / callus
can / may
cannot but
canvas / canvass
capital / capitol
ceremonial / ceremonious
certainty / certitude
chafe / chaff
chair / chairman /
chairperson
childish / childlike
chord / cord
cite / quote
classic / classical
clean / cleanse
climactic / climatic
clue
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chair / chairman / chairperson
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| 1 |
위의 세 단어가 다 사용될 수 있지만 현대영어에서는 오히려 중성적인
단어인 chairperson의 사용을 선호한다. |
| 1 |
The chair called the
meeting to order. |
| 2 |
She is the chairperson
of the history department at the University of South Florida. |
| 3 |
He was careful to use
politically correct language, using terms like "mail carrier" rather
than "mailman" and "chairperson" rather than "chairman." |
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Politically Correct Expressions |
| |
a mailman |
→ |
a mail carrier |
| |
a chairman |
→ |
a chairperson |
| |
a policeman |
→ |
a police officer |
| |
a fireman |
→ |
a firefighter |
| |
a stewardess |
→ |
a flight attendant |
| |
man-made |
→ |
artificial, synthetic |
| |
an anchorman |
→ |
an anchor |
| |
a businessman |
→ |
a businessperson |
| |
a housewife |
→ |
a homemaker |
| |
a spokesman |
→ |
a spokesperson |
| |
a weatherman |
→ |
a weather reporter |
| |
|
| 4 |
Police officers in this
city must have six months of intensive training. |
| 5 |
Our mail carrier
arrives around 11:00 a.m. |
| 6 |
The firefighter went
into the burning building to save the child. |
| 7 |
The flight attendants
served dinner on our flight from Seoul to Los Angeles. |
|
The chairperson called the
meeting to order.
Our mail carrier
arrives
around 11:00 a.m.
Susan is
a police officer.
The flight attendants
served dinner on our flight from Seoul
to Los Angeles. |
