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- From: djohns@elm.circa.ufl.edu (David A. Johns)
- Newsgroups: alt.usage.english
- Subject: Re: Sexist language
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- Date: 25 Dec 92 02:39:19 GMT
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- In article <BzMrE2.DMD@constellation.ecn.uoknor.edu> mmmirash@midway.ecn.uoknor.edu (Mandar M. Mirashi) writes:
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- # >Okay, here are my grammaticality judgements:
- # ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
- # Hmmm....haven't heard *that* word before.
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- Well, well. Live and learn.
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- # >>
- # >> "That employee should sign their form".
- # >? awkward, again because of "that". If it had "the" it would be
- okay.
- # >--
- #
- # I implore you to once again check with your friends. HOW MANY agree
- # that the foll. sentence is grammatically correct :
- #
- # "The student should wipe their feet before entering."
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- You continue to demonstrate your ignorance of the language by not
- being able to generate real examples. Tsk, tsk.
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- English is a devilishly subtle language, isn't it, Mandar?
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- David Johns
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