“40,000 words have been changed as part of an effort to rid state statutes of gender-biased language. The bill, signed into law earlier in the year, went into effect this week. And it was no small task. ‘Fisherman’ is now a ‘fisher.’ ‘Penmanship’ is called ‘handwriting.’ And ‘manhole cover’ is, well, still ‘manhole cover.’ ‘His’ is now ‘his and hers.’ ‘Clergyman’ is now ‘clergy.’ ‘Journeyman plumber’ is now ‘journey-level plumber.’ Washington is the fourth state to officially remove gender-biased language from the law. Others are Florida, North Carolina and Illinois. Nine other states are considering similar gender-neutral laws.”
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/washington-state-gets-rid-sexist-language-162549523.html
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