The nature of English (was Re: The nature of wizards)

[Neil Rickert]

In article <4363 at rsiatl.UUCP> jgd at rsiatl.UUCP (John G. DeArmond) writes:
>Like it or not, the first poster is correct, feminist chest thumping to
>the contrary. (Boy, I bet that hurts :-)  Quoting from "Reference Manual
>for Stenographers and Typists" by Gavin & Sabin on page 155, 
>
 With all the flames about he/she/they and female wizards, I am surprised that
nobody has yet mentioned that, strictly speaking, 'wizards' is it self a
gender specific term.

 No, I am not proposing 'comp.unix.witches'.

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