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On 3/13/07, Dori Green <dgreen -at- associatedbrands -dot- com> wrote:
> Everybody who makes their living using language really should take it upon
> themselves to become informed about sexist and racist language, and delete
> it from their vocabulary.
>
> I've recently seen "rule of thumb" and "dog and pony show" right here on
> this list. Look 'em up, and cut 'em out.
This strikes me as patently absurd. I'd use both without a second
thought.
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