The Women is Movement has had several effects on the English

The Women’s Movement has had several effects on the English language． It has created Ms,a title for women comparable to the title Mr． for men． The creator of the new title objected to the title Miss and Mrs． once given to women because these titles violated a woman's privacy by indicating her marital status． The use of Ms．now permits women to enjoy the same privacy that men have enjoyed with the use of Mr． Second,the Movement has changed the ending of many compound words from-man to-person．For instance,the word “chairman” has been replaced in many organization with the word“chairperson”,and the word“salesman”has become salesperson． Feminists insist that the substitution of-person for-man makes the position more suitable for members of either sex． Third,the Movement is responsible for new terms．One example is male chauvinist pig,a term applied to a man who refuses to recognize the equality of women． Another example is female chauvinist sow,a phrase used to describe a female who believes that she is superior to males． The most profound effect the Movementhas had on the language is on the third person singular pronoun．Thirty years ago most English instructors forced their students to se he,him,and his for the third person singular when the sex of the person was not known． Thus,students were taught to say,“Everyone has his books”．Today many English teachers permit students to follow the feminist lead and use the masculine and feminine pronouns together． Therefore,constructions such as his or her books are common． Although the Women's Movement may not have yet achieved all of its goals,it has made a mark on the English language．