There should ALWAYS be a U! =P Even in words that don't require one. Like.. foloffle.
2009/1/15 Lizzeh Rodriguez <liz...@gmail.com> > Coming from a "bird" and a "Yank" myself... John said it best. However > I know that Sean meant "bird" in a playful sense, not really sexist in > the context. But just watch what ya say because it's a huge mailing > list and not everyone responds (like myself). I guess I'm finally > getting the British humor after living here over a year! > > Yes...it's "humor" no u. > :) > > > Lizzeh.com > Support Open Source! > > > On 15 Jan 2009, at 20:27, John Levin wrote: > > > Sean Miller wrote: > >> On Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 5:35 PM, Ian Betteridge < > i...@ianbetteridge.co.uk > >> > wrote: > >>> I'm not going to point out that refering to someone as "the bird" > >>> like > >>> that is patronising and sexist. Oh not. Not for my first post to the > >>> list. > >>> > >>> Oh dear, I just did... > >> > >> Well, I meant it in the nicest possible sense. > >> > >> Better than the "dumbest blonde in the world" or whatever the poor > >> lady (not the one who unsubscribed, as far as I know, but the mad > >> Yank > >> I alluded to!!) was described elsewhere on the list today. > >> > >> Let's try to avoid getting too PC. "bird", "gal", "fella", "geezer", > >> "other 'alf", "trouble and strife" etc. are all colloqiualisms which > >> aren't really sexist or patronising at all, unless one decides to > >> make > >> them so. > >> > > > > 'bird' and 'trouble & strife' are perjoratives, and certainly are > > sexist. There is no relation between gender and having difficulty with > > mailing lists. > > > > John > > > > > > -- > > John Levin > > http://www.technolalia.org/blog/ > > > > -- > > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ > > > > > -- > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ > -- Simon Wears munkyju...@gmail.com | http://MunkyJunky.com Manchester Metropolitan University Computing Student
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