Question about updates

[Goh Lip]

On 27/08/11 12:51, Doug wrote:
> On 08/26/2011 11:57 PM, Goh Lip wrote:
> /snip/
>>
>> That's carrying PC to extremes. To be really PC, grammatically gender
>> terms should now be accepted to be inclusive of both sexes. Otherwise
>> the terms connote there are still differences 'to take note of' when
>> we shouldn't. Just my 2 drachmas.
>>
>> Chairwoman. Mankind. You guys.....etc.
>>
>> Regards - Goh Lip
> I heard a young California woman talking to a bunch of her girlfriends
> use the word "guys" back around 1956!
> I think it is pretty much uni-sex by now.
>
> --doug
>

Yes, it's good to hear that. We should move on from historical baggage. 
Otherwise we'll be on meaningless missions to rid the german language of 
gender prefixes (der, die, das) for things. And argue (meaninglessly) 
why a dog is male, cat female and a horse ......well neutered; Or the 
Rhine male and Danube female.   :)

Regards - Goh Lip