Man quits job over bad woo

[John V]

The law might well say I'm a woman, but then again: I really don't care. The law is asinine enough and arbitrary enough to throw age-lines at people. I find that the only thing that really matters in a socio-cultural construct is 'what people see'.

I was headed to law next as well. In another thread you stated that you could have difficulty getting a job. Why? Are you legally required to check "Male" on an application? If not, and if you're all woman except for the crotch, what's the problem?

Should be 'New Oxford American Dictionary', but I really couldn't tell you without googling whatever apple uses for its dictionary (which I'm way too tired for right now). All mine tells me is, "atheism |ˈāθēˌizəm|
noun
the theory or belief that God does not exist." No elaboration, 3 derivatives of the word (atheist, atheistic, atheistical), and origin. No notes, no second definition, nothing.

http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition...?q=atheism
Definition of atheism
noun
disbelief or lack of belief in the existence of God or gods.

They are deliberately farce dictionaries, sure... but other dictionaries just can't seem to agree on much of anything. The all-knowing fools...

They agree pretty well on atheism and woman.

New Oxford American gives "an adult human female" as first definition for woman. SOund familiar? For female it says, "of or denoting the sex that can bear offspring or produce eggs, distinguished biologically by the production of gametes (ova) that can be fertilized by male gametes."

Then dictionaries are very reluctant and extremely lethargic in updating such. Typically, they don't update in 'current' usage until they're a good 5-25 years late

Dictionaries typically have committees that watch current publications for usage changes and make annual updates.

Note that I'm not saying you're wrong to use words as you do. You can use them any way you like. You're wrong to insist that other people bow down to your usage even though your usage is demonstrably outside the mainstream.[/b]