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Grammar Girl here.


Today's topic is whether you can use the word woman as an adjective.

Ann in Baltimore, Maryland, asked why people were referring to Nancy Pelosi as the woman Speaker of the House instead of the female speaker of the house, and Amy in Delaware asked a similar question a few days ago.

The bottom line is that although some reference books say it is OK to use woman as an adjective, it sounds strange to me, and I recommend using the word female instead.

Seventy-two percent of the 650 respondents to the last poll said they always use the word who when writing about people.

 

Thank you for listening. If you'd like to submit a question, the voice-mail line is 206-338-GIRL(4475) and the e-mail address is。。。。
 


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0 using 78cdeac478e1ba62b564cfc57b945f87     
v.使用（ use的现在分词 ）；利用；耗费；吸（毒）n.使用；利用；用途；使用权
参考例句：
  • He was disqualified from the competition for using drugs. 他因使用违禁药被取消比赛资格。
  • He made a lot of money, using some very dodgy methods. 他采用极其狡诈的手段赚了许多钱。
0 topic inywo     
n.题目，话题，主题
参考例句：
  • On what topic are you talking?你在谈论什么话题？
  • This is a topic sentence.这是个主题句。
0 address OJmyN     
n.地址，演讲；v.写姓名地址，演说
参考例句：
  • Do you have an e-mail address?你有电邮地址吗？
  • I have to write the address.我必须写上地址。
0 speaker kv1wu     
n.说话者，发言者；说某种语言者；扬声器
参考例句：
  • Who's the next speaker?下一个该谁发言？
  • He is a poor speaker.他是一个蹩脚的演讲者。
0 said IYtxh     
v.动词say的过去式、过去分词
参考例句：
  • He said to me that he could not come.他对我说他不能来。
  • He said to his mother that he would do it by himself.他对他的母亲说他将自己独立做那件事。
0 recommend btfyK     
vt.推荐，介绍；劝告，建议；使成为可取，使受欢迎
参考例句：
  • Can you recommend me a good book?你能给我介绍一本好书吗？
  • I can recommend this play to all lovers of good theatre.我把这个剧推荐给所有爱好优秀戏剧的人。
0 woman Wfhwg     
n.妇女，女人，女性
参考例句：
  • The woman looks very young.这个女人看上去很年轻。
  • She is a lovely woman.她是位美丽动人的女子。
0 submit OHBzv     
vi.(to)屈服，听从vt.呈送，提交；主张
参考例句：
  • He was losing the fight but he would not submit. 他战败了,但不屈服。
  • I will not submit to such treatment. 我不甘心忍受这样的待遇。
0 female 3kSxf     
adj.雌的，女(性)的；n.雌性的动物，女子
参考例句：
  • We only employ female workers.我们只雇用女工。
  • The animal in the picture was a female elephant.照片上的动物是头母象。
0 use Yj4wU     
v.使用；n.用途，利用
参考例句：
  • Do you often use it?你经常用它吗？
  • What use does it have?它有什么用途？
0 strange YGJzH     
adj.奇怪的；古怪的
参考例句：
  • She's a strange policewoman.她是个作风奇特的女警。
  • I heard a strange sound.我听到一种奇怪的声音。
0 as pNiyL     
conj.按照；如同
参考例句：
  • He got work in a hotel as a waiter.他在一家旅馆找到了当服务生的工作。
  • In the hotel,the old men were drinking away as usual.在旅馆里，这些老人和往常一样喝个不停。
0 adjective UJpyR     
n.形容词；adj.形容词的，用作形容词的
参考例句：
  • Don't apply that adjective to me.不要用那个字眼来形容我。
  • The adjective loose has several senses. 形容词loose有几个义项。
0 e-mail CuqzRQ     
n.( = electronic mail)电子邮件，电子邮政
参考例句：
  • Do you have an e-mail box?你有电子信箱吗？
  • May I have your e-mail address?能给我你的e-mail地址吗？
0 referring 147e6ad7924baefef9775b8ce4f36ab2     
v.提到( refer的现在分词 )；针对；关系到；请教
参考例句：
  • No referring back to books or notes! 不准看书和笔记！ 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Referring to my conversation with you today, I now enclose an order sheet for hosiery as specified. 参照今日和你方的谈判记录，兹随函寄上详细叙述订购卫生衣的订单2份，请查收。 来自《简明英汉词典》
0 whether wUOzY     
conj.是否…，是不是…；是否…，是不是…
参考例句：
  • I cannot say whether it was Saturday or Sunday.我无法肯定那天是星期六还是星期天。
  • I don't care whether it rains,I am happy.我才不在乎下不下雨呢，我快活着呢。
0 bottom hW6z0     
n.底部;屁股，臀部；adj.底部的
参考例句：
  • The bottom of the cup is broken.这杯子的底破了。
  • The channel must have a flat bottom.沟道的底要平。
0 word efVw7     
n.词，单词，话语，消息，诺言；vt.用词，措辞
参考例句：
  • How do you spell this word?你怎么拼写这个单词？
  • She hasn't said a word all morning.她一上午都没说一句话。
0 always uLSyb     
adv.总是，无例外地；永远，始终
参考例句：
  • The nurse is always full of thought for her patients.这名护士对病人总是关心备至。
  • You are always welcome here.在这儿你永远受欢迎。
0 line P0Mxt     
n.线；排，行
参考例句：
  • The railway line will soon reach to our town.铁路不久就要延伸到我们镇了。
  • There is a long line at the copy room.复印室里排了好多人。
0 writing aeGzKN     
n.写，写作；著作，文学作品
参考例句：
  • I am also writing a short story.我也写短篇小说。
  • Do you like writing for children?你愿意为儿童写作吗？
0 poll iOXxH     
n.民意测验，民意调查，选举投票
参考例句：
  • The result of the poll won't be known until midnight.选举结果要到午夜才能揭晓。
  • They expected a heavy poll.他们期望会有很高的投票数。
0 people XMuxp     
n.人们，人；（the-）人民；一国人民，民族
参考例句：
  • Young people like popular music.年轻人喜欢流行音乐。
  • There are more than five billion people on earth.地球上有50多亿人口。
0 reference IACzU     
n.提到，说到，暗示，查看，查阅
参考例句：
  • We spent days going through all related reference material.我们花了好多天功夫查阅所有有关的参考资料。
  • I like to have my reference books within my reach.我喜欢把参考书放到伸手可取的地方。
0 house 3cbxG     
n.房屋
参考例句：
  • They painted the house themselves.他们亲自油漆了房屋。
  • I passed by your house.我经过你的家。
0 few kk0x2     
adj.很少的，不多的，少数的；int.少数的
参考例句：
  • There are few woods in that area.那个地区几乎没有森林。
  • I have a few questions.我有些问题要问你。
0 grammar Xfmx7     
n.语法，语法规则
参考例句：
  • I find German grammar very difficult.我发现德语语法很难学。
  • He spent much time correcting my grammar.他花了很多时间来改我的语法错误。
0 instead c6uxQ     
adv.代替；顶替
参考例句：
  • She decided to leave here on Sunday instead of Monday.她决定星期日而不是星期一离开这里。
  • Will you go to the party instead of me?你替我赴宴好吗？
0 percent 3MSxl     
adj./adv.百分之一，(与基数词连用)百分之...；n.百分之...
参考例句：
  • The goal was missed by less than one percent.差不到百分之一就完成目标了。
  • Forty percent of her money is spent on books.她把百分之四十的钱用来买书。
0 although 2Liyg     
conj（=though）虽然，即使，纵然，尽管
参考例句：
  • Although my car is very old,It'still runs very well.我的汽车虽然很旧，但仍然跑得很快。
  • Although he worked hard,he failed in the exam.虽然他很努力，但他考试没有及格。
0 similar oyPwO     
adj.类似的；同样的
参考例句：
  • The two boys look very similar.这两个孩子看上去很相似。
  • A cat is similar to a tiger in many respects.猫和虎在很多方面相似。
0 question ISBxJ     
n.问题，疑问，疑问句；v.询问，审问，怀疑
参考例句：
  • That is the first question.这是第一个问题。
  • Who is to question him?该由谁来质问他？
0 ago LKGyH     
adv./adj.以前（的），以往（的）
参考例句：
  • Where were you two years ago?两年前你在哪里？
  • Sheila was here a moment ago.不久以前希拉还在这里。
0 sounds ad1588d76517dd34c49c3f901bce7fcf     
vi.听起来n.声音( sound的名词复数 )；音调；嗓音；播音v.（使）发出声音，响( sound的第三人称单数 )；发（音）；试探；探测
参考例句：
  • The whole story sounds very far-fetched. 整个叙述听起来很难以置信。
  • He sounds like such an old fogey ! 他说话听起来真是个老顽固！

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