Olympian
Senior Member
- Joined
- Aug 14, 2008
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- Interested in Language
- Native Language
- Hindi
- Home Country
- India
- Current Location
- India
Hello,
the following headline is from Economic Times (one of the financial newspapers in India) -
"Indian woman Ignoring Health: Survey"
I am somewhat confused between using the word "woman" vs "women" here. I don't know if there is a rule about it. The article begins like this:
"As Indian women continue to endeavour to do the best in their life and profession, they are tending to neglect their health, shows a recent survey."
It means/seems that both words ("woman" and "women") are correct here since they are both used. How should one go about choosing the word? Is there any particular reason the headline should not read with "women" in it? Or, is it just a matter of style?
The use of the word "woman" in the headline reminds me of a joke I had read many years ago:
A: There is a woman somewhere in China giving birth every 30 seconds.
B: Someone needs to find her and stop her!
Thank you
the following headline is from Economic Times (one of the financial newspapers in India) -
"Indian woman Ignoring Health: Survey"
I am somewhat confused between using the word "woman" vs "women" here. I don't know if there is a rule about it. The article begins like this:
"As Indian women continue to endeavour to do the best in their life and profession, they are tending to neglect their health, shows a recent survey."
It means/seems that both words ("woman" and "women") are correct here since they are both used. How should one go about choosing the word? Is there any particular reason the headline should not read with "women" in it? Or, is it just a matter of style?
The use of the word "woman" in the headline reminds me of a joke I had read many years ago:
A: There is a woman somewhere in China giving birth every 30 seconds.
B: Someone needs to find her and stop her!
Thank you