Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site duke.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!bellcore!decvax!mcnc!duke!mgv From: mgv@duke.UUCP (Marco G. Valtorta) Newsgroups: net.nlang,net.women Subject: Re: Gender-specific responses to s/he Message-ID: <5242@duke.UUCP> Date: Fri, 11-Jan-85 10:27:49 EST Article-I.D.: duke.5242 Posted: Fri Jan 11 10:27:49 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 14-Jan-85 02:40:59 EST References: <641@uwmacc.UUCP>, <980@utastro.UUCP> Organization: Duke University Lines: 9 Xref: watmath net.nlang:2387 net.women:4069 It may be interesting to note that in Italian the courtesy form for "you" (singular) is "Lei" which means "her" (and, colloqially only, "she"). "If you need to use the phone, please let me know" would sound something like "If her needs to use the phone, please let me know." ("Se Lei ha bisogno di usare il telefono, me lo faccia sapere.") "Lei" in this case is usually capitalized.