I know some people who are essentially inanimate objects. Me, before I have had my coffee, for instance.
Jon <snip> Chair became accepted practice as a way of making the position sound less sexist back when people cared. Chairperson was awkward and this seemed to work for some. It has persisted since then, despite the fact that making people into inanimate objects may actually seem more offensive to some. </snip> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
