LL-L: "Signage" LOWLANDS-L, 28.AUG.2001 (01) [E]

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From: Pat Reynolds <pat at caerlas.demon.co.uk>
Subject: LL-L: "Signage" LOWLANDS-L, 27.AUG.2001 (02) [E]

In message <3B8AB1BE.FE5F84B3 at yahoo.com>, Lowlands-L
<sassisch at yahoo.com> writes
> It would me nicer
>still if the word "brewers" was changed to "brewsters", but
>that might be rather old-fashioned, I suppose.
My first thought was 'But are the directors of McEwans (or their
workforce) predominantly women?'  In Southern -ers were men who did
stuff, and -sters were women who did stuff - spinner/spinster,
baker/baxter being other pairings.

Is this change of use from 'women-who' to 'people-who' common across all
the -ster words?

Best wishes,

Pat
(learnster)
--
Pat Reynolds
pat at caerlas.demon.co.uk
   "It might look a bit messy now, but just you come back in 500 years time"
   (T. Pratchett)

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