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From: Catrike Ryder <Soloman@old.bikers.org>
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On Tue, 14 May 2024 18:52:40 -0700, Jeff Liebermann <jeffl@cruzio.com>
wrote:

>On Tue, 14 May 2024 20:40:56 -0400, Frank Krygowski
><frkrygow@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
>>On 5/14/2024 4:43 PM, Jeff Liebermann wrote:
>>> 
>>> Incidentally, the term "mailman" was considered politically incorrect
>>> and has been replaced by the gender neutral "mail carrier". 
>>
>>I suppose that may depend on context. It shouldn't be politically 
>>incorrect to acknowledge one's own gender.
>>
>>I was certainly a mail _man_, which I suppose could be considered a 
>>subset of "mail carrier."
>
>When you were younger and delivering mail, your title was probably
>"mailman".  However, the times have changed and so have the terms.
>Gender neutral is fashionable these days:
>
>"Gender-Inclusive Language"
><https://writingcenter.unc.edu/tips-and-tools/gender-inclusive-language/>
>
>No mention of a "person hole"?  Oh, it's now a "maintenance hole".
>
>"Gender-neutral language: Berkeley changes manholes to 'maintenance
>holes,' brother and sister to 'sibling'"
><https://abc7news.com/berkeley-manhole-california-manpower-name-change/5403786/>


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