“Maybe it means having a mustache,” said Carl, with a slight flush.
“That has something to do with it certainly, but Mrs. Flynn has a mustache, and she is not a man.”
“Well, I don’t know how to explain it then,” said Carl.
“You have studied grammar, will you parse the word man?”
“Man is a common noun, masculine gender, third–––”
“What does masculine gender mean?”
“It means male.”
“Then to be a man means to be a male. How does the grammar define gender?”
“The distinction of nouns with regard to sex.”