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Re: [txeqli] modifiers and heads



Rex May - Baloo wrote:
> 
> Come to think of it, in English, 'human female' sounds better than
> 'female human,' for what it's worth.

And 'dog female', 'duck male', 'parent female', 'child male', and so
on? Still don't like it.

Are 'male' and 'female' going to be the only exception, or will you
have to maintain a long list?

-- 
Mike Wright
http://www.CoastalFog.net
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"When they wired us humans up, they really should have
 labeled the wires--don't you think?" -- Ed