[Ads-l] Early WOTY 2015 contender?

Laurence Horn laurence.horn at YALE.EDU
Tue Jan 13 02:35:57 UTC 2015


Because "personhunt" doesn't quite cut it, and "hunt" sounds too savage?

LH

On Jan 12, 2015, at 7:59 PM, W Brewer wrote:

> <<and a whole range of other man- words>>
> And why are sexist headlines like the following
> allowed to pass without critique? Huh?
> <<Manhunt on for female accomplice in French
> attacks>>
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