English is my second language and man and woman is taught earlier than male and female
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Mang@lemmy.world 1 year agoEver heard of english being a second language?
Diprount_Tomato@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Mang@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I’m not saying which is taught earlier, I’m just saying that people may get confused by the difference and use term native speakers cosider derogatory.
Diprount_Tomato@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Tbh my language is even more specific
sneezycat@sopuli.xyz 1 year ago
I think “men” and “women” are taught waaaaay before “male” and “female”.
lemann@lemmy.one 1 year ago
I got curious after reading this, and had a mess around in a translator with various words used to address ladies in different languages.
For french at least, “Woman” turned into “Wife”, but “Females” stayed the same. Assuming the translator I used is any good, I can see there why a french speaker would call a lady “Female” instead of “Woman”
whyNotSquirrel@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
Wait, why would you try to translate “femelle” instead of “femme” from french to English?
Am I missing something?
Diprount_Tomato@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Femme is woman, not female
TheThirdAccount@kbin.social 1 year ago
Same in Dutch and I believe German as well.
bi_tux@lemmy.world 1 year ago
In german “Frau” can translate to woman or wife