Bob Ward <bobward@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>On Fri, 9 May 2008 15:39:45 -0700 (PDT), Veronique
><veroniqueunique@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
>>On May 9, 3:32 pm, Opus the Penguin <opusthepenguin+use...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>>wrote:
>>> (Radloc...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
) wrote:
>>> > Call me pedantic, but it grates on my nerves to read certain
>>> > grammatical errors, misspellings, misquotes, etc. When unca Cece
>>> > violates one of my pet-peeve rules though, it's huge letdown because
>>> > he/she/they usually pass the most exacting scrutiny in every detail.
>>>
>>> > This week's Straight Dope Q&A concerns the Napolean complex and Cece
>>> > refers to "the guy that discovered fire. . . ." Ouch, Cece!
>>>
>>> What? He misspelled "Napolean"? You happen to know it was a woman who
>>> discovered fire?
>>>
>
>I'll bet she lived in a cave with a bunch of bears.
Heh. Lion and horse. The bears were earlier. Even before her family
moved into the bear cave.
But I don't see the problem in the quote. Should it be "who"? Should
it be less gender specific?
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Tomorrow is today already.
Greg Goss, 1989-01-27
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