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From: fsks@unc.UUCP (Frank Silbermann)
Newsgroups: net.singles
Subject: Re: Masculine vs Feminine netnews postings
Message-ID: <219@unc.unc.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 24-Aug-85 15:18:28 EDT
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Posted: Sat Aug 24 15:18:28 1985
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In article <1532@pyuxd.UUCP> rlr@pyuxd.UUCP (Rich Rosen) writes:
>	But in what way does this qualify as "masculine"
>	except that you say so?

This has nothing to do with what _I_ say.  It's what society says.
How do you know that the numeral "4" is pronounced "four" and not "five"?
Just because you say so?	:-)

	Frank Silbermann