It is "politically correct" version of a real word: man-hole cover. A man-hole is an opening in the street designed to admit a person into the infrastructure below. The usage is not sexist, since "man" properly denotes a human being (as in wo-man) and not necessarily an adult male human.
Yes, the word is "director." The word "directoress" is the invention of the politically correct crowd and their apparent need to create a feminine version of all things. I suppose mankind should be referred to as "personkind" and manhole should be "personhole" and chairman should be "chairwoman." Let me as a professional writer give you a hint: Words such as "director" "mankind" and even "director" are NOT gender specific. Hope this helps. bjg
a cover line is a cover.........
Cover is a verb (to cover) and a noun (a cover).
In Kannada, cover can be Rakshane (as in cover for protection) or Hodhike (as in covering yourself with blanket) or Mukha-puta (as in cover page).
The plural form of the compound noun 'cover-up' is cover-ups.
Yes, the word is "director." The word "directoress" is the invention of the politically correct crowd and their apparent need to create a feminine version of all things. I suppose mankind should be referred to as "personkind" and manhole should be "personhole" and chairman should be "chairwoman." Let me as a professional writer give you a hint: Words such as "director" "mankind" and even "director" are NOT gender specific. Hope this helps. bjg
Head for cover.
Dis-cover, un-cover, re-cover
a cover line is a cover.........
To cover the cost
it depends. if a woman wants to cover then she will cover and if she does not want to cover then she will not cover. so it depends on women.
a gill cover is used to cover the gill on the fish
On the Cover - 2004 On the Cover - 1.21 was released on: USA: 2004
A quilt cover is the other name for a duvet cover. The quilt cover is the bedding that people cover themselves with at night to protect them from the excessive cold.
cover save is when you are hiding behind cover and you roll to see if the shots hit the cover or the units behind the cover
A bed cover is a decorative cover, such as a bedspread or counterpane - for a bed.
In publishing, a back cover is the cover protecting the back of a book.