Pain in the English
Pain in the English

Unpacking English, Bit by Bit

A community for questioning, nitpicking, and debating the quirks and rules of the English language.

Pain in the English
Pain in the English

Unpacking English, Bit by Bit

A community for questioning, nitpicking, and debating the quirks and rules of the English language.

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teaguetod

Member Since

January 22, 2014

Total number of comments

1

Total number of votes received

3

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Actress instead of Actor

  • January 22, 2014, 1:04am

I will continue to call a female thespian an 'actress.' Calling Meryl Streep an 'actor' sounds ridiculous to me. However, in the interest of fairness, I will also start calling any female physician a 'doctress.'