April 19, 2005 09:14AM
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I get past it by not referring in chummy terms to deities and supernatural entities. Of
any gender.
For that matter, how do you (generic) refer to someone
human when gender isn't immediately obvious....for instance, the nutjob driving the car ahead of you, swerving all over the road? It's hard to curse them properly when you don't know the gender.
(Maybe I shouldn't be jumping to the conclusion that the driver is human?)
So many ambiguities.....
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It is hard to convey five-dimensional ideas in a language evolved to scream defiance at the monkeys in the next tree. --
The Science of Discworld III: Darwin's Watch, by Terry Pratchett, Ian Stewart & Jack Cohen
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darkuser |
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Joanne |
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Joanne |
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Dave L |
April 16, 2005 05:54PM |
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Anonymous User |
April 16, 2005 07:40PM |
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darkuser |
April 16, 2005 07:57PM |
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Lee |
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Anonymous User |
April 17, 2005 12:51PM |
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Dave L |
April 16, 2005 08:13PM |
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Anonymous User |
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darkuser |
April 17, 2005 01:37PM |
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Dave L |
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Anonymous User |
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Dave L |
April 17, 2005 07:17PM |
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Anonymous User |
April 18, 2005 09:02AM |
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Stephen Tonkin |
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Stephen Tonkin |
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Joanne |
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Dave L |
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Sue |
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Dave L |
April 17, 2005 11:09AM |
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darkuser |
April 17, 2005 12:56PM |
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Dave L |
April 17, 2005 01:56PM |
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Anonymous User |
April 17, 2005 03:47PM |
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cicely |
April 17, 2005 08:26PM |
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Joanne |
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Joanne |
April 17, 2005 12:19PM |
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bernard |
April 17, 2005 03:55PM |
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Anonymous User |
April 17, 2005 01:47PM |
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Stephen Tonkin |
April 18, 2005 12:40AM |
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Anonymous User |
April 18, 2005 06:24AM |
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Sue |
April 18, 2005 07:00AM |
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Anonymous User |
April 18, 2005 08:56AM |
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Sue |
April 18, 2005 09:48AM |
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Anonymous User |
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Pete Clarke |
April 18, 2005 07:46AM |
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Anonymous User |
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Joanne |
April 18, 2005 09:01AM |
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bernard |
April 18, 2005 10:53AM |
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Pete Clarke |
April 18, 2005 10:53AM |
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darkuser |
April 18, 2005 01:22PM |
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Anonymous User |
April 18, 2005 05:11PM |
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wirelessguru1 |
April 18, 2005 08:28PM |
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Mercury Rapids |
April 19, 2005 01:43AM |
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Anonymous User |
April 19, 2005 06:07AM |
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Stephen Tonkin |
April 19, 2005 06:48AM |
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Anonymous User |
April 19, 2005 07:02AM |
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Pete Clarke |
April 19, 2005 07:27AM |
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John Wall |
April 19, 2005 07:52AM |
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Anonymous User |
April 19, 2005 07:57AM |
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John Wall |
April 19, 2005 08:11AM |
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Dave L |
April 19, 2005 08:20AM |
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Anonymous User |
April 19, 2005 08:49AM |
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John Wall |
April 19, 2005 08:51AM |
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Dave L |
April 19, 2005 09:28AM |
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Anonymous User |
April 19, 2005 08:28AM |
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Anonymous User |
April 19, 2005 08:27AM |
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Mercury Rapids |
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Joanne |
April 19, 2005 09:05AM |
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Mercury Rapids |
April 19, 2005 09:13AM |
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Joanne |
April 19, 2005 09:21AM |
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April 19, 2005 09:14AM |
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Joanne |
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Mercury Rapids |
April 19, 2005 09:22AM |
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Joanne |
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cicely |
April 19, 2005 09:26AM |
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Joanne |
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cicely |
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Joanne |
April 19, 2005 09:37AM |
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Mercury Rapids |
April 19, 2005 09:32AM |
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lobo-hotei |
April 19, 2005 11:22AM |
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Anonymous User |
April 19, 2005 09:22AM |
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Mercury Rapids |
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Anonymous User |
April 19, 2005 09:27AM |
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Anonymous User |
April 19, 2005 08:51AM |
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Pete Clarke |
April 19, 2005 08:48AM |
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Joanne |
April 19, 2005 09:09AM |
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Anonymous User |
April 19, 2005 09:11AM |
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Joanne |
April 19, 2005 09:15AM |
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Herur |
April 19, 2005 08:38AM |
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wirelessguru1 |
April 19, 2005 04:12PM |
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Herur |
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Dave L |
April 19, 2005 08:18AM |
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Anonymous User |
April 19, 2005 08:47AM |
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Dave L |
April 19, 2005 08:53AM |
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Anonymous User |
April 19, 2005 09:51AM |
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wirelessguru1 |
April 19, 2005 04:22PM |
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darkuser |
April 19, 2005 11:18AM |
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wirelessguru1 |
April 19, 2005 04:17PM |
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Dave L |
April 19, 2005 06:11PM |
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wirelessguru1 |
April 19, 2005 06:35PM |
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Stephen Tonkin |
April 19, 2005 08:27AM |
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Anonymous User |
April 19, 2005 09:55AM |
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Stephen Tonkin |
April 19, 2005 01:00PM |
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Anonymous User |
April 19, 2005 03:12PM |
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darkuser |
April 19, 2005 11:02AM |
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wirelessguru1 |
April 19, 2005 11:34AM |
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Stephen Tonkin |
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Anonymous User |
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Stephen Tonkin |
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Anonymous User |
April 18, 2005 06:36PM |
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Dave L |
April 18, 2005 07:40AM |
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Anonymous User |
April 18, 2005 07:56AM |
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Dave L |
April 19, 2005 08:44AM |
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Anonymous User |
April 19, 2005 10:09AM |
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bernard |
April 19, 2005 11:02AM |
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Tommi Huhtamaki |
April 19, 2005 11:30AM |
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bernard |
April 19, 2005 12:54PM |
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Tommi Huhtamaki |
April 19, 2005 01:12PM |
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Dave L |
April 19, 2005 01:42PM |
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Joanne |
April 18, 2005 08:54AM |
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wirelessguru1 |
April 18, 2005 01:12AM |
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Anonymous User |
April 17, 2005 03:57PM |
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Joanne |
April 17, 2005 09:13AM |
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Katherine Reece |
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wirelessguru1 |
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Mercury Rapids |
April 18, 2005 04:40AM |
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Simon |
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darkuser |
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wirelessguru1 |
April 17, 2005 10:22PM |
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darkuser |
April 17, 2005 11:17PM |
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wirelessguru1 |
April 17, 2005 11:26PM |
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darkuser |
April 17, 2005 11:31PM |
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wirelessguru1 |
April 17, 2005 11:46PM |
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darkuser |
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Simon |
April 18, 2005 07:32AM |
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darkuser |
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Simon |
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Dave L |
April 17, 2005 07:10PM |
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darkuser |
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wirelessguru1 |
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bernard |
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wirelessguru1 |
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bernard |
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wirelessguru1 |
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wirelessguru1 |
April 17, 2005 10:50PM |
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Simon |
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Joanne |
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Simon |
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Joanne |
April 18, 2005 01:42PM |
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Simon |
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Joanne |
April 19, 2005 08:43AM |
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Pete Clarke |
April 18, 2005 02:54AM |
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Mercury Rapids |
April 18, 2005 04:42AM |
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Mercury Rapids |
April 19, 2005 10:40AM |
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Anonymous User |
April 19, 2005 10:47AM |
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Anonymous User |
April 19, 2005 11:45AM |
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bernard |
April 19, 2005 12:38PM |
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Anonymous User |
April 19, 2005 12:52PM |
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bernard |
April 19, 2005 01:00PM |
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Anonymous User |
April 19, 2005 03:16PM |
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darkuser |
April 19, 2005 06:00PM |
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Anonymous User |
April 19, 2005 07:25PM |
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Anonymous User |
April 19, 2005 03:43PM |
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bernard |
April 19, 2005 09:16PM |
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darkuser |
April 19, 2005 04:55PM |
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Anonymous User |
April 19, 2005 07:30PM |
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Mercury Rapids |
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