New definitions for "man" and "woman"
In case you hadn't heard:
"Cambridge Dictionary updates definition of ‘woman’ to include trans women"
By Timothy Bella, Washington Post
December 13, 2022
A few paragraphs excerpted from the article:
“They carefully studied usage patterns of the word woman and concluded that this definition is one that learners of English should be aware of to support their understanding of how the language is used,” Sophie White, a spokeswoman with Cambridge University Press and Assessment, said of the editors’ decision in a statement to The Post.
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