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  4. From: baron@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (Dennis Baron)
  5. Subject: Re: A gender neutral pronoun
  6. References: <BxL0I3.1z4@unix.amherst.edu> <1992Nov18.100410.1@cc.newcastle.edu.au> <722057498@ptero.cs.duke.edu> <1992Nov18.172210.126022@watson.ibm.com>
  7. Message-ID: <baron.62.722111718@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>
  8. Sender: usenet@news.cso.uiuc.edu (Net Noise owner)
  9. Organization: University of Illinois
  10. Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 18:35:18 GMT
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  14. >The moral of the story is: When dining with a group of grammarians,
  15. >never be the first to leave the table.
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  17. >-- 
  18.  
  19. Because after you leave everyone will talk about you, won't he?
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  22. Dennis
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  25. debaron@uiuc.edu               (\                   217-333-2392
  26.                                \'\             fax: 217-333-4321
  27. Dennis Baron                    \'\           __________
  28. Department of English           / '|         ()_________)
  29. Univ. of Illinois               \ '/          \ ~~~~~~~~ \
  30. 608 S. Wright St.                 \             \ ~~~~~~   \
  31. Urbana IL 61801                   ==).            \__________\
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