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From: Frank Krygowski <frkrygow@sbcglobal.net>
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Subject: Re: Products made crappy for you
Date: Tue, 14 May 2024 20:40:56 -0400
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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 and has been replaced by the gender neutral "mail carrier".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."

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- Frank Krygowski