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  1. Xref: sparky soc.college:5861 alt.usage.english:9911
  2. Newsgroups: soc.college,alt.usage.english
  3. Path: sparky!uunet!wupost!darwin.sura.net!convex!convex!tchrist
  4. From: Tom Christiansen <tchrist@convex.COM>
  5. Subject: Re: Sexist language
  6. Originator: tchrist@pixel.convex.com
  7. Sender: usenet@news.eng.convex.com (news access account)
  8. Message-ID: <1992Dec23.063815.433@news.eng.convex.com>
  9. Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1992 06:38:15 GMT
  10. Reply-To: tchrist@convex.COM (Tom Christiansen)
  11. References: <1992Dec20.165029.15348@news.eng.convex.com> <BzL3MK.JuF@constellation.ecn.uoknor.edu> <1992Dec21.154031.13712@cc.umontreal.ca>
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  13. Organization: Convex Computer Corporation, Colorado Springs, CO
  14. X-Disclaimer: This message was written by a user at CONVEX Computer
  15.               Corp. The opinions expressed are those of the user and
  16.               not necessarily those of CONVEX.
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  18.  
  19. :>>    "Ask your SO whether they're interested."
  20. :       This sentence is improper,  when I ask a friend if their Significant
  21. :       Other is comming,  I know what sex his girlfriend is! :-)
  22.  
  23. Apparently you hang out with a rather conservative crowd.  Don't assume
  24. you know the gender of someone's SO.
  25.  
  26. The sentence is not improper -- you spelling of 'coming', however, is.
  27.  
  28. --tom
  29. -- 
  30.     Tom Christiansen      tchrist@convex.com      convex!tchrist
  31.  
  32. We're going to have the best-educated American people in the world.
  33.         --Vice President Dan Quayle
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