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

chair / chairman / chairperson 　 　 A. 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." 　 　 　 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.

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