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The Nonsexist Word Finder

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Found this gathering dust in our newsroom. Guaranteed to provide hours of amusement. For example: Instead of "wharfmaster" we should use "wharfinger." Don't believe me? See page 152.

This book will come in handy for anyone attemting to write in a way that avoids gender-specific terms when both males and females are being discussed. It has a quite thorough list of words that have a gender specific background or meaning and gives neutral substitute terms. Although not all would object to the usage of terms whose gender sppecitivity is so hidden that one needs a lexicographer to see it, the authors give alternatives for all words that carry a gender bias. It is a bit outdated but I have found it to be very helpful.

This book gives practical alternatives for biased language use, arranged alphabetically. In the back are some clear explanations of why it makes sense to make your writing free of gender bias. Useful for journalists, copy editors, and writers in general.