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  1. Newsgroups: alt.usage.english
  2. Path: sparky!uunet!spool.mu.edu!sdd.hp.com!ux1.cso.uiuc.edu!news.cso.uiuc.edu!baron.english.uiuc.edu!baron
  3. From: baron@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (Dennis Baron)
  4. Subject: Re: A gender neutral pronoun
  5. References: <722057498@ptero.cs.duke.edu> <0XXiuB2w165w@lily.arts.com> <1992Nov23.102226.1@wombat.newcastle.edu.au>
  6. Message-ID: <baron.64.722536331@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>
  7. Sender: usenet@news.cso.uiuc.edu (Net Noise owner)
  8. Organization: University of Illinois
  9. Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 16:32:11 GMT
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  12. Since the takeover of 2 pers. sg. function by *you* and its forms, many
  13. speakers of English have felt the need to differentiate sg. and plu.
  14. in the 2 pers. by resorting to constructions like *ya'll*, *youse*,
  15. and most recently, *you guys* to reinforce the plural.
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  17. Dennis
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  21. debaron@uiuc.edu               (\                   217-333-2392
  22.                                \'\             fax: 217-333-4321
  23. Dennis Baron                    \'\           __________
  24. Department of English           / '|         ()_________)
  25. Univ. of Illinois               \ '/          \ ~~~~~~~~ \
  26. 608 S. Wright St.                 \             \ ~~~~~~   \
  27. Urbana IL 61801                   ==).            \__________\
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