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- From: jgd@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (John G Dobnick)
- Newsgroups: alt.usage.english
- Subject: Re: American English
- Date: 31 Dec 1992 04:22:32 GMT
- Organization: University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
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- References: <1992Dec22.235749.14921@bmerh85.bnr.ca>
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- From article <1992Dec22.235749.14921@bmerh85.bnr.ca>, by nadeau@bnr.ca (Rheal Nadeau):
- >
- > But will you violently object if some people prefer to use a less
- > ambiguous word, like "person"?
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- Riddle me this: The word "person" contains the word "son". "Son" is
- a _male_ offspring. SEXIST, no?
-
- Therefore, we should use a suitable gender neutral word, such as ...
- Hmmm... I can't think of an appropriate word right now. :-(
- "Humanoid", perhaps? Except that word has "man" in it. Oh, good golly
- gee willikers! What will I do? What will I do? Help!
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- My mental thesaurus is depleted for this year. Sorry.
-
- And a Happy (Civil, and civil) New Year to you.
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