Mudcat Café message #2772864

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Thread #125221 Message #2772864
Posted By: McGrath of Harlow
24-Nov-09 - 03:49 PM
Thread Name: BS: Usage: -ess suffix for female operatives
Subject: RE: BS: Usage: -ess suffix for female operatives

Lots of times there are completely distinct words for male and female of a kind - fox and vixen, duck and drake, king and queen.

What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.