Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 (Tek) 9/28/84 based on 9/17/84; site tekecs.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!bellcore!decvax!tektronix!orca!tekecs!jeffw From: jeffw@tekecs.UUCP (Jeff Winslow) Newsgroups: net.nlang,net.women Subject: Re: Gender-specific responses to s/he Message-ID: <5014@tekecs.UUCP> Date: Wed, 16-Jan-85 11:59:21 EST Article-I.D.: tekecs.5014 Posted: Wed Jan 16 11:59:21 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 18-Jan-85 03:29:03 EST References: <206@decwrl.UUCP> Organization: Tektronix, Wilsonville OR Lines: 11 Xref: watmath net.nlang:2429 net.women:4129 I have no objections to "Ms." whatever, and since it seems to be officially accepted, I can only admire the fine sense of antiquity which apparently drives some people to still complain about it. However, in reading L S's article, although she wrote "honorific", my mind persisted in seeing "horrific". Is this significant? Perhaps I am a monster - or even worse, a hairy beast (GROWL)! Do beasts get titles, too? Don't answer that. Feeling weird, Jeff Winslow