Fasold work demonstrates by changing the suffix males to female drastically changes meaning, for example master v. mistress. “Fasold ends his discussion of these matters by pointing out that if language reflected biology, grammar books and he only for specifically male referents” (Tannen). Tannen further explains this by talking about the meaning of the words even affect people in Hollywood. “Alfre Woodard, who was an Oscar nominee for best supporting actress, says she identifies herself as an actor because “actresses worry about eyelashes and cellulite, and women who are actors worry about the characters we are playing””(Tannen). There are women who don’t care about labels because they don’t let them affect their job, but there are others
