The Nonsexist Word Finder: A Dictionary of Gender-Free Usage

by Rosalie Maggio

Over 5000 entries provide assistance in deciding when to exclude words that might be considered offensive or obsolete. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807060011
• ISBN13: 9780807060018
• Release Date: January 1989
• Publisher: Beacon Press (MA)
• Length: 210 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Does the job, slightly outdated

This book will come in handy for anyone attemting to write in a way that avoids gender-specific terms when both males and females are being discussed. It has a quite thorough list of words that have a gender specific background or meaning and gives neutral substitute terms. Although not all would object to the usage of terms whose gender sppecitivity is so hidden that one needs a lexicographer to see it, the authors give alternatives for all words that carry a gender bias. It is a bit outdated but I have found it to be very helpful.

How-to write gender-free

This book gives practical alternatives for biased language use, arranged alphabetically. In the back are some clear explanations of why it makes sense to make your writing free of gender bias. Useful for journalists, copy editors, and writers in general.