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L-9c Editing Out Sexist Language
EXERCISE 2 / Revising Sexist Sentences. For each of the following mottoes, proverbs, and
quotations, suggest an alternative wording that expresses the same meaning but eliminates
SEXIST LANGUAGE. Answers to even-numbered items can be found at the back of the book.
us we are Let each become all he is capable of being.
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— Original Motto of the State University of New York
EXAMPLE
1. From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs. — Karl Marx
2. He who dies with the most toys wins. — Malcolm Forbes
3. He who does things for others does things for himself. — Motto of Perse School, England
4. Everyone must row with the oars he has. — English proverb
5. The best surgeon is he that hath been hacked himself. — English proverb
Name: _____________________________________________________ Class/section: ________________________________
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