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  1. Xref: sparky soc.college:5892 alt.usage.english:10185
  2. Newsgroups: soc.college,alt.usage.english
  3. Path: sparky!uunet!pipex!demon!gtoal
  4. From: gtoal@pizzabox.demon.co.uk (Graham Toal)
  5. Subject: Re: Sexist language
  6. Message-ID: <C05GxI.9JF@demon.co.uk>
  7. Sender: news@demon.co.uk
  8. Nntp-Posting-Host: pizzabox.demon.co.uk
  9. Organization: Cuddlehogs Anonymous
  10. References: <1992Dec17.091530.18924@ucthpx.uct.ac.za> <C04sD8.L3w@boi.hp.com>
  11. Date: Fri, 1 Jan 1993 00:48:53 GMT
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  14. In article <C04sD8.L3w@boi.hp.com> hypes@boi.hp.com (Gary Hypes) writes:
  15. :I wonder whether that argument is defensible.  If children are taught
  16. :that "tire" means to grow weary, and that the word for the round things
  17. :underneath a car is "tire", I don't think children rush to assumptions
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  19. Not here, they're not, Mr Hipes :-)
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