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From: peterk@cbmger.UUCP (Peter Kittel GERMANY)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
Subject: Re: gender of Agnus
Message-ID: <1266@cbmger.UUCP>
Date: 3 Jun 91 14:22:37 GMT
References: <9105312132.AA09162@icogsci1.UCSD.EDU> <1991Jun2.184527.22985@daimi.aau.dk>
Reply-To: peterk@cbmger.UUCP (Peter Kittel GERMANY)
Organization: Commodore Bueromaschinen GmbH, West Germany
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In article <1991Jun2.184527.22985@daimi.aau.dk> pilgrim@daimi.aau.dk (Jakob G}rdsted) writes:
>cg108fgj@ICOGSCI1.UCSD.EDU (Dennis Lou) writes:
>>I know that Agnes is female, but what is Agnus?
>>Is it male or female?
>
>Well. I don't know, but in Denmark girls can be named
>Agnes, and boys can be named Agnus.

Well, over the last 5 years I always saw it referenced as "Agnus",
definitely male. But on the (older?) A500 boards it is marked as
"Fat Lady". The term "Agnes" is from my memory the old name, as was
"Portia" (female) the former name for "Paula" (also female, hmm).
And the female "Denise" was in former times also referenced as
"Denis" (male).
It appears as if the case is yet not finally decided...

>Have you observed, how many people refer to the 'Agnes
>chip' in these newsgroups? They call it Agnes instead
>of Agnus, so I'm a bit confused.

Huh? Never saw that.

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