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  1. Xref: sparky soc.college:5834 alt.usage.english:9823
  2. Path: sparky!uunet!cs.utexas.edu!qt.cs.utexas.edu!yale.edu!jvnc.net!darwin.sura.net!paladin.american.edu!auvm!hersch
  3. Organization: The American University - University Computing Center
  4. Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 12:09:34 EST
  5. From: <HERSCH@auvm.american.edu>
  6. Message-ID: <92356.120935HERSCH@auvm.american.edu>
  7. Newsgroups: soc.college,alt.usage.english
  8. Subject: Re: Sexist language
  9. References: <92356.104630HERSCH@auvm.american.edu> <BzMBAr.8o@acsu.buffalo.edu>
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  12. In article <BzMBAr.8o@acsu.buffalo.edu>, meachem@acsu.buffalo.edu (The Meach)
  13. says:
  14. >                                                            ^^
  15. >Now, Herschel. . . just a moment's thought would make you realise that this
  16. >should be "It Isn't *I*, Babe"!
  17. >
  18.  
  19. Oh dear. Is my face red! Actually, "It's Not I, Babe" would work better
  20. with the meter of the song.
  21.  
  22. H.
  23.  
  24. Herschel Browne
  25. "The"
  26.