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Subject:Gender From:Roger Jones <Roger -dot- Jones -at- RJPC -dot- DEMON -dot- CO -dot- UK> Date:Sat, 26 Sep 1998 11:37:52 +0100
At 22:05 25/09/98 -0700, Ali Khatir wrote:
>What an excellent idea. Might I also suggestx using;
>
>'e instead of he/she;
>'es instead of his/her(s);
>'e instead of 'man (as in fireman -> firee, manhole cover -> ehole
>cover, to man something -> to 'e something, etc.)
>
>and ridx English of its gender problem too.
>
>The only thing that worries me isx the pronunciation.
>
We can start immediately by turning webmaster into webster. :)
All the best
Roger Jones, Publisher
Publishing -at- rjpc -dot- demon -dot- co -dot- uk
