[comp.lang.misc] Non-sexist language

ken@aiai.ed.ac.uk (Ken Johnson) (08/08/89)

Non sexist language: ``no smoking'' is to become ``no smoqueen''.

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steve@uk.ac.warwick.maths (Steve Rumsby) (08/09/89)

In article <696@skye.ed.ac.uk> ken@aiai.ed.ac.uk (Ken Johnson) writes:
> Non sexist language: ``no smoking'' is to become ``no smoqueen''.
>
No, no, that's still sexist - it should be ``no smomonarch''

					Steve.



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lee@uhccux.uhcc.hawaii.edu (Greg Lee) (08/09/89)

From article <696@skye.ed.ac.uk>, by ken@aiai.ed.ac.uk (Ken Johnson):
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" Non sexist language: ``no smoking'' is to become ``no smoqueen''.

Whew!  That one really flady me.    -- Greg, lee@uhccux.uhcc.hawaii.edu