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Etymology isn’t relevant to how a word is used now. I can guarantee you that nobody hears the word “lady” and thinks “They just called me a bread-maker! How rude!”
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Etymology isn’t relevant to how a word is used now. I can guarantee you that nobody hears the word “lady” and thinks “They just called me a bread-maker! How rude!”