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Re: WAY OT Re: guys != gender neutral
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jason Baugher)
Fri Sep 28 10:34:34 2012
Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2012 09:34:39 -0500
From: Jason Baugher <jason@thebaughers.com>
To: nanog@nanog.org
In-Reply-To: <27329992.27100.1348841922081.JavaMail.root@benjamin.baylink.com>
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On 9/28/2012 9:18 AM, Jay Ashworth wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Owen DeLong" <owen@delong.com>
>>> As a form of address. "Hey, people" is ... well, nearly abrasive.
>>> (Envision a waitron walking up to a mixed table of 10.)
>>>
>> Sure, in that limited context. In such a circumstance, I believe the phrase
>> "ladies and gentlem[ae]n" is usually adequate and equally gender neutral.
> Yes, cause Hooters waitresses are gonna use that phrasing all day long. :-)
>
> Cheers,
> -- jra
I like it when they call me "sweetie". Is that sexist? :)
