Casey Miller Quotes

• Our native language is like a second skin, so much a part of us we resist the idea that it is constantly changing, constantly being renewed.

  Casey Miller

  Native Language, Ideas, Skins

  Casey Miller, Kate Swift (2001). “The Handbook of Nonsexist Writing”, p.4, iUniverse

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• Every language reflects the prejudices of the society in which it evolved.

  Casey Miller

  Writing, Prejudice, Language

  Casey Miller, Kate Swift (2001). “The Handbook of Nonsexist Writing”, p.4, iUniverse

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• conventional English usage, including the generic use of masculine-gender words, often obscures the actions, the contributions, and sometimes the very presence of women. Turning our backs on that insight is an option, of course, but it is an option like teaching children that the world is flat.

  Casey Miller

  Children, Teaching, Use

  Casey Miller, Kate Swift (2001). “The Handbook of Nonsexist Writing”, p.8, iUniverse

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• From antiquity, people have recognized the connection between naming and power.

  Casey Miller

  Power, People, Connections

  Casey Miller, Kate Swift (2000). “Words and Women”, p.18, iUniverse

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