Re: Sally back, and conlang survey part 1 and 2
| From: | Jan van Steenbergen <ijzeren_jan@...> |
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| Date: | Wednesday, December 11, 2002, 20:12 |
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--- "H. S. Teoh" skrzypszy:
> > > * Steve Mirsky recently suggested that the ethnonym "Turkmens" be
replaced
> > > by "Turkpersons" on gender equality grounds. I see no reason we shouldn't
> > > grant the same courtesy to the French people. In prusuit of the same
noble
> > > goal, China's official language will henceforth be refered to as
> > > "Persondarin". (And yes, Mirsky was joking.)
> > >
> > That's so sexist - it's perDAUGHTER!
>
> That's even more sexist.
So you think "son" is less sexist than daughter. Now THAT's sexist!! ;))
> It should be perchild!
Yeah, but a child will always be a child, while sons and daughter (the order
is, of course, arbitrary) grow up.
No, "peroffspring" would be a better solution!
Jan
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