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To: Petrosius

You’re using the generic masculine.

(But your spelling and grammar need some work here and there:)


93 posted on 09/13/2024 4:42:58 PM PDT by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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To: Jamestown1630
You’re using the generic masculine.

Yes, I am. That is standard English. Such usage was understood to be generic until politically motivated feminists campaigned to convince us that such usage was not generic, implying only men, and was thus sexist.

94 posted on 09/13/2024 4:52:22 PM PDT by Petrosius
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