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Miss Elaine Eos (Misc@*your-pants*PlayNaked.com) 2006/12/14 08:04

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Subject: Re: her instead of "his or her"
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In article <slrneo2b3g.unh.chris@ccserver.keris.net>,
 Chris Croughton <chris@keristor.net> wrote:

> > I tend to agree with you about the chip on the shoulder, though.  "His"
> > was good enough for a thousand years or so of written English, it can be
> > good for another 50 years or so until after I'm gone... :)

> Probably not that long for me (males in my family rarely get above their
> mid eighties, and I'm past my demicentury)...

Ah.  I'm ignoring the other males in my family and planning to start a
new tradition of living deep into the triple-digits :)

Misc "...for the children!"

--
Please take off your pants or I won't read your e-mail.
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unsolicited commercial e-mail or that advertises in discussion newsgroups.

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