The proper term for (at least) a person have both sets of organs is 'hermaphrodite'. Q: So what's the biggest advantage that a 'hermaphrodite' has over singly endowed folks?
(Imagine scrolling down down for the answer...) A: Can read a map but isn't afraid to ask directions. . . . J.O.Skip Robinson Southern California Edison Company Electric Dragon Team Paddler SHARE MVS Program Co-Manager 626-302-7535 Office 323-715-0595 Mobile jo.skip.robin...@sce.com -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Robert A. Rosenberg Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2015 3:24 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: OT STCK question At 06:59 -0500 on 06/18/2015, Tom Marchant wrote about Re: OT STCK question: >On Wed, 17 Jun 2015 20:03:01 -0400, Robert A. Rosenberg wrote: > > >The problem is that there is no gender neutral/un-specified singular. > >We have "it", but we don't like to refer to people as "it". In many >languages every object has a gender and there is a masculine and >feminine "the" to go with it. > >-- >Tom Marchant I read lots of Science Fiction and unless an invented term is used, "it" is often used when an alien race has more than 2 sexes. There is also a series where there are bio-engineered Humans with both Male and Female organs. The proper gender term for them is "it". OTOH, I have often seen the term "it" used as a gender neutral/un-specified singular in referencing a baby or animal/pet as in "The baby sucked on its pacifier". ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
