If it becomes TRULY gender neutral,
woud we go to the personbox to see if the person person 
has delivered the person yet?
<hee hee>

> well, i am not so paranoid that i dont' use the word mailman.
> but its NOT inclusive, really.  mailperson is inclusive.
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Nick McClure" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: Thursday, June 27, 2002 10:06 am
> Subject: RE: RE: RE: Scholars Expect Pledge Ruling Reversal
> 
> > No, that was the perception. That is what I am getting at. It is all
> > about perception.
> > 
> > Mailman is inclusive, it also allows me to be lazy, fewer clicks.
> > 
> > Mailwoman just doesn't sound right, mailman has a better flow. Not
> > because of the meaning, just the way it sounds.
> > 
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Beth Fleischer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > > Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2002 1:58 PM
> > > To: CF-Community
> > > 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]>
> > 
> > 
> > 
> 
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