Services publics et Approvisionnement Canada
Symbole du gouvernement du Canada

Liens institutionnels

 

Avis important

L’outil The Canadian Style a été archivé et ne sera plus mis à jour jusqu’à son retrait définitif.

Pour obtenir notre contenu le plus à jour, veuillez consulter Writing Tips Plus, un outil combinant le contenu des outils Writing Tips et The Canadian Style. N’oubliez pas de modifier vos favoris!

Rechercher dans Canada.ca

14.07 Man, lady, girl, woman

Avoid using the generic man to refer to people in general and, where possible, as part of a compound:

  • anybody, anyone not a man
  • nobody, no one not no man
  • average person not common man
  • ordinary people not the man in the street
  • writer not man of letters
  • staff/operate/run a booth not man a booth
  • labour force, personnel, staff, work force not manpower
  • synthetic or manufactured not man-made
  • humanity, people not mankind
  • compatriot not countryman

Unless a minor is referred to or you wish to evoke refinement or high standing, use woman, not girl or lady:

  • The men and women of the Administrative Support Division

not

  • The men and girls of the Administrative Support Division

  • Seventy percent of the delegates were women.

not

  • Seventy percent of the delegates were ladies.