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<DIV><FONT size=2>"governess" would only be used for a female nanny (hmm, female
nanny; I wonder if we would refer to the males who do this job as male
nannies?), not a woman who governs a geographical area and its
people. "mistress" is frequently used, but with a very different
meaning. I assume you have heard it used by contemporary English speakers. It
refers to a woman that a man has on the side, besides his wife.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Diane Feinstein could have been the governor of California.
Women governors are just called governors.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Wayne Leman</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma><FONT size=2><SPAN
class=757315920-01092005></SPAN>W<SPAN class=757315920-01092005><FONT
face=Arial color=#0000ff size=3>ayne,</FONT></SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma><FONT size=2><SPAN class=757315920-01092005>Well, not
all words with -ess attached are the same.</SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma><FONT size=2><SPAN class=757315920-01092005><FONT
face=Arial color=#0000ff size=3>How about "governess" or "mistress"? Are they
also on the way out? :-)</FONT> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma><FONT size=2><SPAN
class=757315920-01092005></SPAN><SPAN class=757315920-01092005></SPAN><FONT
face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT size=3><SPAN
class=757315920-01092005>(</SPAN>O<SPAN class=757315920-01092005>f course, one
would not say "Diane Feinstein was the governess of
California.")</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT
size=3><SPAN class=757315920-01092005>How about a gender-inclusive word
"gov?"</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT
size=3><SPAN class=757315920-01092005>Thanks for your good
explanation.</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT
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class=757315920-01092005>Fritz</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT><!-- |**|end egp html banner|**| --></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>
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