« Your quarterly reminder that unless you are a Ferengi from Star Trek, the word "female(s)" is an adjective, not a noun.
"Women" is the noun you're looking to use not "females". An adjective is used next to a noun. Ex: I am a female designer. I am a woman. We are not "females". https://t.co/Vrdk5QpoLA »
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@hq For further proof, page 277 (or pdf page 294) of this dictionary from the 1800s should be more than enough corroborating evidence: https://books.googleusercontent.com/books/content?req=AKW5QaexU6s7av4EtTyTq98l8UJzzQisnjRy418eTam_wpj244T1GzYaB-S0ixQ5P0i9tXAeRhe482HzTIr1X1qJs-g1EGRkUg7dFSkNyC5T71eOZGjVnqad1K9nx-C_vJNpjmhZPsOHuKNfNwtI8qJDX77A1kxQA5c9JZTKK6LQ0rq_S3eaO-Iqglg_o6d50JU13d9_CPAI5lR7wrRenkOxdOyAljkmQ6M7UgMon66gJbeEbYc5zFWsig6Bcp2SPZYCVB5fKhcXcWeYpTLY5ElXoqxnQZsc7Q
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Female can be a adjective or a noun. Let's not spread misinformation which could begin the first steps towards making another word begin to become offensive in people's minds.
@hq That's utter bullshit. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/female Scroll down to the "noun" section. This is a word that has been used in this context for ages. "Male" is also used in this way. I have no idea where this absurd misconception came from.