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Subject: Re: Gender-Specific Pronouns
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Date: Thu, 31-Jan-85 16:27:07 EST
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Re: Gender-Specific Pronouns___________________________________________________

	In fact, the conversation could have gone like this:

> A: Ms. Johnson's secretary says that they will come by tomorrow.
> B: Are both Ms. Johnson and her secretary coming?
> A: No, only one person is coming.  I just said 'they' because I don't know
> the gender of Ms. Johnson's secretary.

  B: Oh, I see.
		<_Jym_>

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