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To: Rowdee
Calling a person who sews a "sewer" is just stupid, and it's a by-product of our PC age. The correct term is "seamstress".

And a male seamstress is just sad. :)

32 posted on 12/31/2001 10:09:40 PM PST by Tony in Hawaii
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To: Tony in Hawaii
And a male seamstress is just sad

Would a male seamstress be a "seamster"? Could a woman truck-driver be a "Teamstress"?

39 posted on 12/31/2001 10:19:21 PM PST by general_re
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