Klarinet Archive - Posting 000003.txt from 2008/08

From: "Peter Gentry" <peter.gentry@-----.uk>
Subj: RE: [kl]'WOman'
Date: Fri, 01 Aug 2008 12:40:12 -0400

The definitive answer Nancy

regards
Peter Gentry

-----Original Message-----
From: Nancy Buckman [mailto:eefer@-----.com]
Sent: 01 August 2008 14:12
To: klarinet@-----.org
Subject: RE: [kl]'WOman'

There is NO problem with the language. The term "woman" exists for a
reason. The fact that it sounds strange, mainly because people have chosen
NOT to use it, is no excuse for faulting the English language. Many
languages distinguish between men and women in their use of nouns and the
English language is no different. If a man can be respectfully referred to
as a "househusband", then a woman can be equally respectfully referred to as
a "craftswoman".

Nancy

Nancy Buckman

Orchestra AACC

Opera AACC

Baltimore Flute Choir

Early Music Society of Northern MD

eefer@-----.com

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