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From: gam@amdahl.UUCP (G A Moffett)
Newsgroups: net.singles,net.nlang
Subject: Re: Grammar and Spelling on the Net
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Date: Thu, 27-Feb-86 06:13:32 EST
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Summary: "he/she -> they" explained

About a year ago I posted an article explaining the
history and status of the use of "they" in reference
to a singular person.  (It was excerpts from the book
"American Tongue and Cheek" by Jim Quinn).  I did put a long
expiration date on it as I expected this issue would arrise
from time to time, but the expiration date seems to have
arrived, and besides not everyone reads "old" news anyway.

If you are interested in this posting I will mail copies out
upon request.  If the demand becomes "big" (more than 10)
I will repost it, again, with a 12-month expiration date.

Please MAIL your requests for the "he/she/they" article.
Convienient paths to reach me are implied below.
-- 
Gordon A. Moffett		...!{ihnp4,seismo,hplabs}!amdahl!gam

Her name was McGill, and she called herself Lil, but everyone
knew her as Nancy...