Re: Gender neutral pronouns

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From: John Rickert
Date: Sun, 09 Aug 1992 23:29

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Greetings.

   Just curious why the term is gender "neutral."  I'd taken that word
to mean "not either."  (Latin ne + uter.)  It appears to mean "both"
or "either" in this context.

   Just curious.


John R.						No quote today.
rickertj@athena.cas.vanderbilt.edu

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From: rickertj@athena.cas.vanderbilt.edu (John Rickert)
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Subject: Re: Gender neutral pronouns
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