wong@rtech.ARPA (J. Wong) (05/09/85)
> - In German, the word "sie" stands for both "she" and "they". > Saumya Debray Sorry, but the distinction between "she" and "they" is quite clear in German. The ending of the verb always disambiguates. For example, "Sie ist ..." --> "She is ..." "Sie sind ..." --> "They are ..." -- J. Wong ucbvax!mtxinu!rtech!wong **************************************************************** You start a conversation, you can't even finish it. You're talking alot, but you're not saying anything. When I have nothing to say, my lips are sealed. Say something once, why say it again. - David Byrne
gts@dmcnh.UUCP (Guy The Schafer) (05/13/85)
Replacing 'man' with 'person' is great in theory but every newspaper or tele- news I've seen uses chairman when referring to a man and chairperson when referring to a woman. If you don't believe it, read and listen for yourself. It is quite humorous, actually. +-------------------------------------+ | USENET: decvax!ittvax!sii!dmcnh!gts | | USMail: 14-F Hampshire Drive | | Nashua, NH 03063 | | NEBell: (603) 880-2069 | +-------------------------------------+ COMING SOON: A quote from John Irving.