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Topic	A Geektivus For The Rest Of Us
Zeus 02/27/18 8:20:43 PM #251:	ParanoidObsessive posted... Plus, with terms that end in "-er" or "or" there's always the option to feminize them, so something like Arbitrator or Arbiter becomes Arbitrix, Magistrate is Magistrix, Imperator is Imperatrix, and so on. That can give a bit of a more fantasy edge to terms, because we're not as used to hearing the Latin derivations in real life in modern times. Oh, so that's how we get Dominatrix. ~~And, with right-gendered forms, Lord Dominator from~~ Wander Over Yonder ~~should technically be Lady Dominatrix, which would put a different spin on the children's cartoon.~~ --- (\/)(\/)\|-\| There are precious few at ease / With moral ambiguities / So we act as though they don't exist. <cite>Zeus posted [p:896892549] in A Geektivu... [t:76102111]...</cite> <quote><cite>ParanoidObsessive posted...</cite> <quote>Plus, with terms that end in "-er" or "or" there's always the option to feminize them, so something like Arbitrator or Arbiter becomes Arbitrix, Magistrate is Magistrix, Imperator is Imperatrix, and so on. That can give a bit of a more fantasy edge to terms, because we're not as used to hearing the Latin derivations in real life in modern times.</quote> Oh, so that's how we get Dominatrix. And, with right-gendered forms, Lord Dominator from Wander Over Yonder should technically be Lady Dominatrix, which would put a different spin on the children's cartoon. --- (\/)(\/)\|-\| There are precious few at ease / With moral ambiguities / So we act as though they don't exist. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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