Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site decvax.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!hou3c!hocda!houxm!houxz!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!tektronix!hplabs!sdcrdcf!sdcsvax!dcdwest!ittvax!decvax!minow From: minow@decvax.UUCP Newsgroups: net.religion.jewish Subject: Re: Usage of the Word Goy Message-ID: <10@decvax.UUCP> Date: Sat, 9-Jun-84 23:00:06 EDT Article-I.D.: decvax.10 Posted: Sat Jun 9 23:00:06 1984 Date-Received: Wed, 13-Jun-84 01:40:43 EDT References: <557@ihuxt.UUCP> Organization: DEC UNIX Engineering Group Lines: 13 "Non-Jew" is a perfectly good English word for describing non-Jews. If the non-Jews in the audience think "goy" is offensive, that is a pretty good reason to avoid the word. (And, do note that the English word "goy" is not the same as the Hebrew word "goy".) While I'm on the topic, it seems to me that there is altogether too much random Hebrew being used -- where English words would be accurate and appropriate. Martin Minow decvax!minow