When Did Actresses Become Actors?
Posted: Fri Sep 13, 2019 5:33 pm
So, purely off topic (and I know I shouldn't start a sentence with so but I do it because some people get annoyed) when exactly did the English language change and, among others, actresses suddenly become actors?
When did a heroine become a hero? Or comediennes become comedians?
More pertinently, why did they change?
A man being honoured by the Queen becomes a Knight and a woman becomes a Dame. That hasn't changed and, come to think of it, it's still a Queen doing it and not the all encompassing "Ruler".
Why is Princess Eugenie not being called Prince? If that makes sense then how come JK Rowling is referred to as an author and not an authoress?
Were these changes done overnight, as if someone suddenly clicked on a light and said "Hey, we aren't allowed to differentiate anymore"? Or was it done creepingly, as in over time to lull us all into an acceptance?
More importantly, is is just cos I is gettin' old?
When did a heroine become a hero? Or comediennes become comedians?
More pertinently, why did they change?
A man being honoured by the Queen becomes a Knight and a woman becomes a Dame. That hasn't changed and, come to think of it, it's still a Queen doing it and not the all encompassing "Ruler".
Why is Princess Eugenie not being called Prince? If that makes sense then how come JK Rowling is referred to as an author and not an authoress?
Were these changes done overnight, as if someone suddenly clicked on a light and said "Hey, we aren't allowed to differentiate anymore"? Or was it done creepingly, as in over time to lull us all into an acceptance?
More importantly, is is just cos I is gettin' old?