It scarcely needs pointing out that the British usage was not brought about by any sense of justice toward women but by the apparent fact that the people in Britain are not quite as uptight about usage as the Americans.
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British usage wasn't brought up by a sense of justice, rather that they aren't as uptight about usage as Americans. 
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