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   Scott Dorsey to Paul Dormer   
   Re: MT VOID, 12/12/25 -- Vol. 44, No. 24   
   20 Dec 25 11:40:33   
   
   From: kludge@panix.com   
      
   In article ,   
   Paul Dormer  wrote:   
   >In article <10i4agq$51t$1@panix2.panix.com>, kludge@panix.com (Scott   
   >Dorsey) wrote:   
   >   
   >> Yes, older OED editions mentioned the male pronouns including the   
   >> female.  This has been removed and I think that is unfortunate.   
   >   
   >I'd much rather people used the singular they.   
      
   To be honest, both of those options are often confusing.   
   --scott   
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