TechCodex@programming.dev to Memes@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 年前Technically, she's rightprogramming.devimagemessage-square56fedilinkarrow-up1637
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minus-squareLaticauda@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up12·2 年前Huh, for me it’s more like wuhmen vs wohman.
minus-squareCoggyMcFee@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·edit-22 年前The i-pronunciation is commonplace enough that some feminists who want to avoid the word “men” spell “women” as “wimmin”, i.e. the phonetic spelling.
minus-squarethemusicman@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 年前Interesting. I associate the “wimmin” spelling with Terry Pratchett’s writing, where it’s used in the speech of lower/middle-class men, implying casual/uninformed objectification.
Huh, for me it’s more like wuhmen vs wohman.
The i-pronunciation is commonplace enough that some feminists who want to avoid the word “men” spell “women” as “wimmin”, i.e. the phonetic spelling.
Interesting. I associate the “wimmin” spelling with Terry Pratchett’s writing, where it’s used in the speech of lower/middle-class men, implying casual/uninformed objectification.