Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site amdahl.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxj!houxm!ihnp4!zehntel!dual!amdcad!amdahl!gam From: gam@amdahl.UUCP (gam) Newsgroups: net.nlang,net.women Subject: Re: Gender-specific responses to s/he (their) Message-ID: <913@amdahl.UUCP> Date: Thu, 10-Jan-85 01:22:20 EST Article-I.D.: amdahl.913 Posted: Thu Jan 10 01:22:20 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 12-Jan-85 05:45:32 EST References: <218@cmu-cs-cad.ARPA> <299@scc.UUCP> <295@zinfandel.UUCP> Organization: Blue Mouse Trailer Resort, Hellmouth, CA Lines: 10 Xref: watmath net.nlang:2369 net.women:4036 > All you folks complaining over the use of 'they' and 'their' as non-gender- > specific singular pronouns should read the book on usage by Jim Quinn. The title of the book is "American Tongue and Cheek: A Populist Guide to the English Language." If anyone would like a copy of the justification for the use of 'they', drop me a note and I'll mail it to you. -- Gordon A. Moffett ...!{ihnp4,hplabs,sun}!amdahl!gam