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Biology rule
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counterpoint:
man and men, just like woman and women sound the same when speaking
male and males, female and females is clearer
Isn't it /mæn/ and /mɛn/, /ˈwʊm ən/ and /ˈwɪm ɪn/? Can be a bit hard to differenciate in the first case, but the second pair is very different.