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7 You would see this on a river bank and it tells people that fishing is not allowed.
8 You would see this notice outside a bicycle shop and it tells people that they can either hire
or buy bicycles there.
9 You would see this outside a block of flats and it tells people that one flat is vacant for
renting.
10 You would see this notice at the end of an escalator and it tells people that if they have a dog
with them, they must carry it.
11 You would see this notice on public transport, a bus or an underground train, and it asks
passengers to leave these seats for people who are elderly or find it difficult to move easily.

1 Coffee now being served.
2 Spanish spoken here.
3 KindlyIPlease refrain from smoking or Smoking (strictly) prohibited.
4 Free-range eggs for sale.
5 No bill-sticking.
6 Rooms to let.

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1 conductor is marked on the word (-or); conductress used to be common but is less so now
2 shepherd is socially marked as male, though shepherdess used to be common also
3 cheerleader is socially marked as a female role
4 typist is socially marked as female
5 station master is marked on the word (-er); there never were any 'station mistresses', and
nowadays they are called station manager in the UK, regardless of sex
6 dressmaker is marked on the word as male, but socially marked as female
7 general is socially marked as male
8 detective is socially marked as male
9 monk is linguistically marked as male (female = nun)
10 milkman is marked on the word as male; milkwoman is quite common in the UK
11 tailor is linguistically and socially marked as male

mankind - human beings spinster - single woman unmanned - unstaffed
air hostess - cabin attendant man-hours - person-hours
1 ... a new chairlchairperson.. .
2 Several fire-fighters and police officers were.. .
3 A spokesperson for the store said the manager had ...
4 I wonder what time the post comes... (recently someone referred to the postie on a BBC
programme, but, at the time of writing, this form has not become established)
5 I can't see the bartender anywhere.. .
6 Her brother's a nurse, and she's an author 1 a writer.

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