Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/06/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>Did you all hear the one about the Yuppie Blonde who use a Mont Blanc to >write her E-mail? > >Marc marc, to keep this strictly pc, shouldn't we reprase this little anecdote in the following fashion: did you hear ['you all' could be seen as having a slightly pejorative resonance in this context] the one about the non-economically-challenged ['yuppie' is too 'slangy' and may hide possible hostile overtones] a-brunet [avoid 'blonde' - especially with the final e - it is too derogatory] who used [note the past tense, implying that this simple blunder has been remedied] a fountain pen [never mention brand names] to write e-mail [by using the plural, we can dispense with the unfortunately gender-specific possessive adjective]? guy