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Influential German dictionary axes general masculine job titles to make language more gender neutral

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Duden (pictured), which is similar to the Oxford English Dictionary, has scrapped the masculine form of nouns to be used to describe whole professions [Stock image] Germany’s most influential dictionary has stirred debate by issuing guidance to make the language more gender neutral. Duden, which is similar to the Oxford English Dictionary, has scrapped the … Read more

People with longer ‘masculine’ ring fingers come from wealthy mothers, study reveals

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How your finger length could reveal your mother’s income: People with longer ‘masculine’ ring fingers come from wealthy families, while those with shorter ‘feminine’ digits were born to poorer, study claims A study used the widely-debated 2-D:4-D ratio to see how finger size relates to parental income  2D:4D digit ratio is the measure of difference the … Read more