:) the default is whatever the gender of the person you are referring to is
Bill Wheatley Senior Database Developer Macromedia Certified Advanced Coldfusion Developer EDIETS.COM 954.360.9022 X159 ICQ 417645 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Beth Fleischer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2002 1:57 PM Subject: Re: RE: RE: Scholars Expect Pledge Ruling Reversal > except that mailman has gender. > mailperson or mail carrier is a noun with no gender > the point is that the default gender is male > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Nick McClure" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Thursday, June 27, 2002 9:52 am > Subject: RE: RE: Scholars Expect Pledge Ruling Reversal > > > In English we don't have gender in our nouns. > > > > In Spanish for instance, most nouns have a gender associated with > > them,and the word changes based on that. > > > > Amigo - Male Friend > > Amiga - Female Friend > > > > It is commonly accepted that the male version can also encompass both > > men and women. At least that was what they told me in class. > > > > I think it is a case of people being to sensitive, I never saw the > > wordas stressing a man, mostly because in school I was taught that the > > meaning of the word changed with context. > > > > Mankind - the human race; includes men and women. > > > > It is not intended to show disrespect, or to lessen women in anyway. > > > > Again just what I was taught in school and while growing up. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Beth Fleischer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2002 1:28 PM > > > To: CF-Community > > > Subject: Re: RE: Scholars Expect Pledge Ruling Reversal > > > > > > > :) Calling someone MailCarrier instead of mail man is nothing > > about> > respecting the rights of someone. > > > > > > > > Its a bunch of cooshy crap that need to come back down to earth, > > > > some things > > > > its great for but mostly its just nipp picky idiots. > > > > > > > > > You can't see where calling a female a man isn't in some way > > offensive? > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
