Posted on 04/23/2013 9:48:21 PM PDT by chessplayer
The war on the English language from gender-neutrality advocates has reached new lows in Washington state, where the governor signed a new piece of legislation dictating that the terms “fisherman,” “freshman,” and “penmanship” all be replaced because of alleged sexism. “Fisherman” will now be “fisher”; “freshman” will now be “first-year student”; “penmanship” will now be “handwriting.”
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Gone the way of the Master Bedroom.
And “human,” “permanent,” immanent,””manage,” “manicure,” “Manatee,” “manifold,” “manse,” “mansion” . . .
I’m too old to learn to speak PC English.
Why is penmanship on that list? shouldn’t that word be dropped completely? No one writes anymore. They tweet.
Old fashion Mailman is now “person person”, can’t say mail ... to close to male, can’t say man in describing the delivery person ... so ... the person that delivers my postage is a “person person”.
oh, the important issues....
I’m new, hi. This is rediculous of PC nonsence.
Penmanship and handwriting are not one in the same. Once can do handwriting without demonstrating penmanship.
Penmanship: The art or practice of writing with the pen; quality or style of handwriting.
Handwriting: writing done by hand; something written by hand.
Big difference
Problems....what to call a student in his/her third year as a freshman??? Can’t call them a “first year student” and “Humanity” as anyone can plainly see...has the word “man” smack dab in the middle of it!
hmmm, I recall my penMANship improved my freshMAN year even while dreaming of being a fisherMAN. Alas, I am writing this from my MASTER bedroom.
Freakin morons. May they all be laughed at for focusing on the inane and stupid things that matter not. I know I am not alone in choking on this never ending stream of pc baby talk.
Yep, you understand.
Just substitute “ Carbon Based Entity” for every reference to any “man” containing word.
MANuals will now be beyotchuals!
Goods won’t be MANufactured anymore.
Words that start with ‘MAN’.
http://www.scrabblefinder.com/starts-with/man/
Winter Solstice Holiday = Kwanza
I should have added that initially
Can't do this. It would be Numerism and Limbism, respectively.
I want to know where people are finding the time to consider these important issues, and where the money is coming from to pay them to do it.
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