Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP
Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site rtech.ARPA
Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!umcp-cs!gymble!lll-crg!dual!unisoft!mtxinu!rtech!wong
From: wong@rtech.ARPA (J. Wong)
Newsgroups: net.women,net.nlang
Subject: Re: sexist language/bad attitudes
Message-ID: <364@rtech.ARPA>
Date: Thu, 9-May-85 01:21:26 EDT
Article-I.D.: rtech.364
Posted: Thu May  9 01:21:26 1985
Date-Received: Sun, 12-May-85 02:16:55 EDT
References: <846@druxo.UUCP> <674@wlcrjs.UUCP> <299@mhuxr.UUCP> <1039@utcsri.UUCP> <250@sbcs.UUCP> <309@h-sc1.UUCP> <262@sbcs.UUCP>
Organization: Relational Technology, Berkeley CA
Lines: 16
Xref: linus net.women:4515 net.nlang:2762

> - In German, the word "sie" stands for both "she" and "they".
> Saumya Debray

Sorry, but the distinction between "she" and "they" is quite clear in German.
The ending of the verb always disambiguates.  For example,

	"Sie ist ..." --> "She is ..."
	"Sie sind ..." --> "They are ..."
-- 
				J. Wong		ucbvax!mtxinu!rtech!wong

****************************************************************
You start a conversation, you can't even finish it.
You're talking alot, but you're not saying anything.
When I have nothing to say, my lips are sealed.
Say something once, why say it again.		- David Byrne