How can the definers be sure we will know without being told that a man-about-town is never a woman?
( How ( ( ( can ( the definers ) ) ( be ( sure ( we ( will ( know ( without ( being ( told ( that ( ( a man-about-town ) ( ( is never ) ( a woman ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ? ) )
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How can they be sure that a man in public is not really a woman?
( How ( ( ( can they ) ( ( be sure ) ( that ( ( ( a man ) ( in public ) ) ( ( ( is not ) really ) ( a woman ) ) ) ) ) ) ? ) )
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