French Grammar

[MCQUARRF@ucfv.bc.ca]

In a previous post (which I lost :( ) someone stated that "le professeur" was
correct French grammar for both female and male teachers.

If this is the case, please explain to me why I just finished a mailing for a
bilingual organization that went to "Cher Professeur" (Dear [Male] Professor)
and "Chere Professeuse" {Dear [Female] Professor).

Technically, the single gender term is correct. But in actual usage, there are
more and more job-descriptive nouns that are recognizing that both men and
women do those jobs. It's that feminism thing, you know :)

Cheers, Fiona
une professeuse