RE: can't we just do 2001 again

["Peter T. Chattaway" <petert at interchange_ubc.ca>]

On Thu, 3 Jan 2002, Kelvin Bailey wrote:
> --- David Armstrong <darmstrong at raygroup_com> wrote:

> > > . . . the English language needs a clearly identifiable
> > > second-person-plural pronoun . . .
> >
> > needs? come on now. surely you jest.

On this point, no.  :)

> That's why God made "You Guys".

Not inclusive enough.  And why waste one's breath on an extra syllable? :)

--- Peter T. Chattaway --------------------------- peter at chattaway_com ---
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