"David Abrahams" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> "Victor A. Wagner, Jr." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> > PC run amok
>
> No, you can't blame that on a malfunctioning PC. That was just me
> being intentionally considerate.

In this case, I suspect PC == Politically Correct.  However, when talking
about a specific individual, and not an anonymous person, I think it is
quite
appropriate to use the correct gender, if it is known.  I suspect Victor
would object to someone calling him a "her", and then ascribing any
corrections to political correctness. ;)

Dave




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