Sunday, December 30, 2007

A Question of...Well, Conjugation, I Guess

Dear Ladies and Gentlemen of the Fairly Alarmed Readership,

You are an intelligent bunch of people, right? I'm assuming so; you're here, after all. I have a question and I think you can help me. Here we go...

If a female dominator is a dominatrix, it follows that a female editor would be an editrix (especially if she is cruel, thrillingly so)...but could I call a doctor who seems to get her jollies by stabbing me in the downstairs a Doctrix? What about multiples, are they Doctrices, like Matrices in algebra?

Certain circumstances in my life have foisted this query upon me and I cannot solve it myself. And still, I need to know. Help.

Those who make the best reply in the comments or to my private email will receive a prize, to be determined.

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