INDIANAPOLIS—In an effort to ensure only properly credentialed individuals are allowed to participate in the political franchise, a new law passed Thursday in Indiana requires all women voters to show their husband’s ID before they can be issued a ballot. “As part of our election integrity program, ...
In the 90s, the headlines were absurdist satire, and the point was to laugh at people who could fall for it being a real news publication.
Things like "Woman wins powerball lottery. Buys state of Montana."
NOW the headlines are absurdist satire, and the world has decided to bite the onion SO HARD that real life headlines are just as absurdist and satire adjacent, that you're easily forgiven for not knowing the difference between ketchup and catsup.
NOW the headlines are absurdist satire, and the world has decided to bite the onion SO HARD that real life headlines are just as absurdist and satire adjacent, that you're easily forgiven for not knowing the difference between ketchup and catsup.
The phrase "women voters" is grammatically correct. It’s a compound noun phrase where "women" serves as an attributive noun modifying "voters." This construction is common in English (like "student athletes" or "senior citizens") and is used to specify a subgroup of voters.
I will never understand this logic, it just obviously sounds atrocious!
You wouldn't say "man voters", so why do we say "women voters"?
It makes it sound like women aren't the actors, rather the subjects, like people are voting for who should win Miss America or something..