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Grammar is ruthless sometimes. Pronouns like "yo" and "tu" are always grammatically masculine, and they do not have feminine forms even when they refer to female participants in a conversation. If a grammatically feminine complement is used in disagreement with one of these pronouns, then it has to interpreted — somewhat pejoratively in many cases — as a substantive noun in its own right rather than an adjective.

In Shakespeare's time there was the secret or hidden fraternal grammatical concept of "actors" or "agents" in Romance languages who were always masculine in the first and second persons regardless of actual gender. There was a hidden grammatical "brother" to speak or listen on behalf of a woman or girl.

Some modern women feel this is very insulting and patronizing, and many historical and literary books and grammars in those languages have been secretly ripped apart and reverse-corrected in favor of critical gender theory. A related and very common "hash-me-too" error is that of introducing "women" in the third person, and then subsequently referring to them in the first person plural. Male writers as a general rule avoid obnoxious schoolmarm "we" language, even when referring to themselves or all men or men in general as a group.

Is Having a Boyfriend Embarrassing Now?

“Being partnered doesn’t affirm your womanhood anymore,” writes Chanté Joseph. “It is no longer considered an achievement and, if anything, it’s become more of a flex to pronounce yourself single.”

VogueChanté Joseph

Vogue Says Having A Boyfriend Is Now ‘Embarrassing’

Vogue sparked a frenzy by recently declaring

YourTangoMaria Cassano

Love is not embarrassing

A recent viral Vogue article suggested that straight women aren’t posting their partners on social media anymore because it’s ‘embarrassing’. But why are we letting strangers’ opinions govern our love lives?

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The Spanish dictionary says the woman with the boyfriend is preñada by him.