Oh brother.wenglund wrote: ↑Fri Jan 27, 2023 4:49 amHmmm...I just did a search of the page to which I linked, and I found no instances of the word "woman," though 24 instances of the word "female."
Let's see. You draw a claim allegedly from a past online discussion, which was supposedly made by some other board participant, presumably in response to another board participant, regarding a word that doesn't occur in the web page I linked to, but the definition of which may have appeared elsewhere on the website, and was believed to have been taken from a credible, though older resource for English definitions, and this leaves you to ironically assume that "your point stands," and that you are somehow in a position to lecture others about getting a scientific education?My point stands. Get yourself a legitimate scientific education, or even, as Morley suggested, "read a book."
I have to say, when it comes to self-parody, that was a thing of exquisite beauty. It made my night.
Thanks, Wade Englund
You really need to get better at this. First of all, searching a single "page" when i was referring to the reputation of that website is just silly, and misses the point entirely.
Also, I gave you the link to the thread through Morley's quote, but it seems beyond you, so i'll walk you through it.
Here's Markk, and the definition of "woman," which you'll note is from the link you said you searched but couldn't find a reference to:
I'll let you use the link to find out about the 1913 reference.Markk wrote: ↑Fri May 06, 2022 7:06 pmMorley…
From the dictionary of biology ….
woman
1. An adult female person; a grown-up female person, as distinguished from a man or a child; sometimes, any female person. Women are soft, mild pitiful, and flexible. (Shak) And the rib, which the lord god had taken from man, made he a woman. (gen. Ii. 22) I have observed among all nations that the women ornament themselves more than the men; that, wherever found, they are the same kind, civil, obliging, humane, tender beings, inclined to be gay and cheerful, timorous and modest. (J. Ledyard)
2. The female part of the human race; womankind. Man is destined to be a prey to woman. (Thackeray)
3. A female attendant or servant. By her woman I sent your message. Woman hater, one who hates women; one who has an aversion to the female sex; a misogynist.
1. To act the part of a woman in; with indefinite it.
2. To make effeminate or womanish.
3. To furnish with, or unite to, a woman. To have him see me woman’d.
Origin: OE. Woman, womman, wumman, wimman, wifmon, AS. Wifmann, wimmann; wif woman, wife – mann a man. See Wife, and Man.
https://www.biologyonline.com/dictionary
Something you should learn about me, I don't make statements I can't support. Unlike you, who has now embarrassed yourself multiple times today in this respect.
So yes, I will continue to recommend, strongly, that you educate yourself in basic scientific matters.
Oh, and yes, "my point stands." Read a book.