On Thursday, August 26, 2004, at 11:32  AM, Kathleen M. Ward wrote:

> When I used the term in passing in
> class, people objected. They may be wrong, but they are offended.
> And telling them  that they are wrong does not make them less
> offended.
>

Are you saying that ignorance should now be able to dictate just under
400 years of actual usage?  This political correctness has got to stop.
  Tell your students that they are there to GET an education, not to
reinforce wild-eyed misconceptions.  And to lighten up a little.

Rebecca Watson

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