News BotMB to BBCEnglish · 4 days agoStarmer does not believe trans women are women, No 10 sayswww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up14arrow-down1external-linkStarmer does not believe trans women are women, No 10 sayswww.bbc.comNews BotMB to BBCEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square11fedilinkfile-text
The UK Supreme Court has ruled that the legal definition of a woman should be based on biological sex.
minus-squaretoomanypancakes@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down2·4 days agoAdjectives help describe things. That’s how the English language works. Like, “white women” or “short women” are still women even if you don’t just call them women.
minus-squarerhabarba@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down6·4 days ago“Trans” is not an adjective though.
minus-squaretoomanypancakes@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·4 days agohttps://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/transgender transgender adjective
minus-squarerhabarba@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down4·4 days ago“Transgender” is an adjective. “Trans” is a prefix, e.g. in “transgender”, and not an adjective.
minus-squaretoomanypancakes@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·4 days agohttps://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trans trans 1 of 3 adjective If you’re using trans as a shortening of transgender, it’s an adjective. You’re just wrong.
minus-squaretoomanypancakes@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·4 days agoAh. One of those people. Have fun then.
minus-squarerhabarba@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·edit-24 days ago“Those people”? You sure love your easy answers. I do, however, recommend to not put other people into a box that doesn’t fit.
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Adjectives help describe things. That’s how the English language works. Like, “white women” or “short women” are still women even if you don’t just call them women.
“Trans” is not an adjective though.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/transgender
transgender
adjective
“Transgender” is an adjective. “Trans” is a prefix, e.g. in “transgender”, and not an adjective.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trans
trans
1 of 3
adjective
If you’re using trans as a shortening of transgender, it’s an adjective. You’re just wrong.
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Ah. One of those people. Have fun then.
“Those people”? You sure love your easy answers. I do, however, recommend to not put other people into a box that doesn’t fit.