Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site uwvax.ARPA Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!seismo!uwvax!reid From: reid@uwvax.ARPA (Glenn Reid) Newsgroups: net.lang Subject: Re: They Message-ID: <1020@uwvax.ARPA> Date: Thu, 4-Aug-83 12:07:15 EDT Article-I.D.: uwvax.1020 Posted: Thu Aug 4 12:07:15 1983 Date-Received: Fri, 5-Aug-83 22:36:30 EDT References: <3414@duke.UUCP> Organization: U of Wisconsin CS Dept Lines: 14 I don't know if "they" in place of "he/she" was standard in old english, but I do find that I use it a fair amount when discussing a third party who is to remain sexless (don't misinterpret...) It tends to be *much* easier to do it this way, and it is pretty acceptable to most people (unfortunately(?)) I'll talk to somebody how I want, and if they don't like it, joke 'em. I'll talk to somebody how I want, and if he/she doesn't like it, joke him/her. Glenn Reid ..seismo!uwvax!reid (reid@uwisc.ARPA)