Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site pur-ee.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!harpo!ulysses!mhuxl!ihnp4!inuxc!pur-ee!iuvax!brennan From: brennan@iuvax.UUCP Newsgroups: net.nlang Subject: Re: Replacement for he/she - (nf) Message-ID: <1568@pur-ee.UUCP> Date: Fri, 10-Feb-84 21:19:13 EST Article-I.D.: pur-ee.1568 Posted: Fri Feb 10 21:19:13 1984 Date-Received: Wed, 15-Feb-84 00:56:05 EST Sender: notes@pur-ee.UUCP Organization: Electrical Engineering Department , Purdue University Lines: 10 #R:rayssd:-36700:iuvax:7100001:000:290 iuvax!brennan Feb 8 22:25:00 1984 'HE' loses. I'm all for 'THEY'. It's already in the language and should not be hard for people to get used to. There is no reason to say that just because HE is currently used that it is fine. Sexism in language perpetuates sexism in society! Jeff Brennan ...ihnp4!inuxc!iuvax!brennan