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Word of the Day for Saturday, May 14, 2011misnomer \mis-NO-muhr\, noun: 1. The misnaming of a person in a legal instrument, as in a complaint or indictment. Morning sickness is a misnomer -- it can strike any time. Copy cat is a misnomer because cats never copy anybody. The distinction between monkeys and apes is still muddled in the popular mind: Chimpanzees, gorillas, and orangutans are still frequently called "monkeys," and very good monkeys, such as Barbary "apes" and Celebes black "apes," continue to carry their misnomers. Misnomer is from Medieval French mesnommer, "to misname," from mes-, "wrongly" + nommer, "to name," from Latin nominare, "to name," from nomen, "a name." | |||||||||
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  What does "transgender" mean exactly, and how does the English language handle gender?There is an increase in public discourse on transgender rights this spring. Nevada is considering a bill that would provide discrimination protection to transgender people in housing, public accommodation and job protections, similar to laws in place for other protected minorities. A bill in Maine addressing public accommodation for transgender people is also in the... | |||||||||
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