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<P>Dear Mary, I am new to this language forum, but I'd like to suggest cultural injustice of our tongue and one little known. The Phrase " oh, boy! " is seemingly so innocent,but packs thousnads of years of bias and mysogeny behind it. It actually comes from the practice of perfering a male child to the lesser gender - so called: as in authoress,actress, et al. Do you know that the Chinese have a saying," Girls are like maggots in your rice. They will cost you money."? Isn't life/language bizarre!! all the best, Chamae<BR></P></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>>From: Morzinski Mary E <morzinsk.mary@UWLAX.EDU>
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<DIV></DIV>>Subject: Call for papers
<DIV></DIV>>Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2005 17:03:42 -0600
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<DIV></DIV>>Poster: Morzinski Mary E <morzinsk.mary@UWLAX.EDU>
<DIV></DIV>>Subject: Call for papers
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<DIV></DIV>>This is a nearly last call for papers on any aspect of language
<DIV></DIV>>variation to be presented at the ADS meeting at the Rocky Mountain
<DIV></DIV>>Modern Language Association in Coeur d'Alene, ID, October 20-22, 2005.
<DIV></DIV>>Please send abstracts by March 1 to Mary Morzinski
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<DIV></DIV>>Dept. of English UW-L
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