I had the same reaction. If they were both men would the line have been written that way? Especially with the ‘turning’ part added, which was recently used to describe Liz Truss.
Sorry Bernard, my training in sociolinguistics meant this put up red flags for me.
I had the same reaction. If they were both men would the line have been written that way? Especially with the ‘turning’ part added, which was recently used to describe Liz Truss.
Sorry Bernard, my training in sociolinguistics meant this put up red flags for me.
I had the same reaction. If they were both men would the line have been written that way? Especially with the ‘turning’ part added, which was recently used to describe Liz Truss.
Sorry Bernard, my training in sociolinguistics meant this put up red flags for me.
Fair points. Hadn't considered that.