Comments on: Gender versus sex – why you should observe the difference http://www.dorisandbertie.com/goodcopybadcopy/2009/05/18/gender-versus-sex-%e2%80%93-why-you-should-observe-the-difference/ A blog about good business writing and bad. Especially the bad. Because there's so much more of the bad. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:46:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Clare Lynch http://www.dorisandbertie.com/goodcopybadcopy/2009/05/18/gender-versus-sex-%e2%80%93-why-you-should-observe-the-difference/comment-page-1/#comment-1053 Clare Lynch Mon, 18 May 2009 13:59:19 +0000 http://www.daccreative.co.uk/goodcopybadcopy/?p=164#comment-1053 Belinda, Given how often "gender" is used wrongly, it's no surprise you were unsure. Glad I've helped! Clare Belinda,

Given how often “gender” is used wrongly, it’s no surprise you were unsure. Glad I’ve helped!

Clare

]]> By: Belinda http://www.dorisandbertie.com/goodcopybadcopy/2009/05/18/gender-versus-sex-%e2%80%93-why-you-should-observe-the-difference/comment-page-1/#comment-1052 Belinda Mon, 18 May 2009 12:51:01 +0000 http://www.daccreative.co.uk/goodcopybadcopy/?p=164#comment-1052 Good one - even for someone who took a couple of 'gender' studies at Uni I was still unclear about common usage...this has cleared it up...ahhhhhhhh Good one – even for someone who took a couple of ‘gender’ studies at Uni I was still unclear about common usage…this has cleared it up…ahhhhhhhh

]]> By: Clare Lynch http://www.dorisandbertie.com/goodcopybadcopy/2009/05/18/gender-versus-sex-%e2%80%93-why-you-should-observe-the-difference/comment-page-1/#comment-1051 Clare Lynch Mon, 18 May 2009 12:00:14 +0000 http://www.daccreative.co.uk/goodcopybadcopy/?p=164#comment-1051 Thanks, Brad - it will no doubt spare you having to wade through essays on the personal gender preferences of several pedants. Thanks, Brad – it will no doubt spare you having to wade through essays on the personal gender preferences of several pedants.

]]> By: Brad Shorr http://www.dorisandbertie.com/goodcopybadcopy/2009/05/18/gender-versus-sex-%e2%80%93-why-you-should-observe-the-difference/comment-page-1/#comment-1050 Brad Shorr Mon, 18 May 2009 11:38:05 +0000 http://www.daccreative.co.uk/goodcopybadcopy/?p=164#comment-1050 Hi Clare, Thank you for drawing the distinction between sex and gender - it's one I've not given any thought to and by lucky coincidence applies to a submission form I'm working on. Sex it is! Hi Clare, Thank you for drawing the distinction between sex and gender – it’s one I’ve not given any thought to and by lucky coincidence applies to a submission form I’m working on. Sex it is!

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