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From: laura@utzoo.UUCP (Laura Creighton)
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Subject: Re: Re: Re: Yet another new reader. Keyw
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Date: Tue, 26-Mar-85 05:09:54 EST
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Unfortunately, Ed Gould thinks that ``the community'' wants women to be
called ``women''. That, however, isn't the case. I know enough women who
would prefer to be called a) ladies b) girls or c) guys to know that there
is no consensus here. I also know men who use the diminuative form of their
names all the time -- they find the longer forms too formal and stodgy.
On the other hand, most women I know do not mind the diminuative form of
their name -- but I hate them all, for men or women -- I keep feeling
like I am up to my ears in sticky treacle.

There are no easy solutions to this one, people. It is another case of
``rolling with the punches''...

Laura Creighton
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