I heard Hillary clinton say "Woman President". Is that gramatically correct?(Don't answer unless you have the grammer rules to back up your answer or I'll report your answer as bogus)
That to me sounds like something I'd hear "50 cent" say or somebody who who'd say "next ONline" instead of "INline" or "babby daddy" or "bby BY him". She is however a presidential candidate. One slip up is not really relivant, but I just want to know if it's correct since I see it being used now in reputable papers.
Would it not be "female president" or "president who is a woman"? I mean lets go with this..
Man President? Woman doctor? Woman dog? Woman police? Man police? Man driver?
I would just like to point out that I am NO english scholar and can't even spell to save my life, so when people make mistakes that are clearly wrong to me, it is further shocking to me. For example imagine how a 10 year old might feel if he noticed adults frequently saying "2x2=8"?
2007-03-18 15:42:31 · 8 answers · asked by Carl G 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Yes, it is correct; in this case, "woman" is being used as an adjective, rather than as a noun; this is a permissable use of the word "woman" in the English language. She could have said "female president" as well; either is correct.
Check definition #14 on the site below.
2007-03-18 15:50:52 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Woman is usually a noun.
President is also usually a noun.
A noun names a person place or thing.
In the example you gave Woman becomes an adjective modifying president. President stays a noun.
An adjective is a word that describes or modifies a noun.
An adjective answers the questions which President?
The answer: A woman president.
In my humble opinion it is correct.
If it sounded wrong to you, consider quoting the complete sentence. That would be helpful.
2007-03-18 15:49:17 · answer #2 · answered by Curious 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I suppose it may be technically correct, but when you change it to "man president" it sounds a bit .. stupid.The word "woman" is ofen used as an adjective to describe a female who does a particular job. I think it's just been so indoctrinated into society that it's considered to be proper grammar, like "stupidest." (I know that's slang, but it's considered acceptable in many situations - drives me nuts!)
According to dictionary.com, the word "woman" used as an adjective means "of women; womanly" OR "female: a woman plumber."
Dictionary.com has no such adjective use for the word "man."
2007-03-18 15:59:17 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it is. It might not be the most common way to say it, but it is correct. Woman here is working as an adjective for president.
2007-03-18 17:21:16 · answer #4 · answered by Yiya 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The correct term for address would be, "Madam President" as with other countries that have female presidents.
Just as America has a "Madam Speaker" in Nancy Pelosi.
Good Luck....
2007-03-18 15:52:55 · answer #5 · answered by Teacher Man 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Obviously it is being used in that way to make a point. Isn't it more important to communicate effectively than to slavishly adhere to rules of grammer?
2007-03-19 06:17:11 · answer #6 · answered by Zee 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Soy perezosa" and "Yo soy perezosa" say the suited comparable ingredient. when you consider that soy skill "i'm" and yo skill "I" all you're doing is clarifying the subject (I). the two way is one hundred% the perfect option. once you first initiate discovering Spanish it extremely is extremely undemanding to apply the subject pronouns till you get extra comfortable. Do it which ever way is least complicated for you!
2016-10-02 08:48:02 · answer #7 · answered by whitehead 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hmm...personally i wouldnt categorize professions into woman/man
but a grammatically correct term is female...
female president
female doctor
female dog
2007-03-18 15:52:37 · answer #8 · answered by Moo 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋