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<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma><FONT size=2><SPAN class=740275813-02092005><FONT
face=Arial color=#0000ff size=3>I was playfully making up new words, Margaret
...</FONT></SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma><FONT size=2><SPAN
class=740275813-02092005></SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT face=Tahoma><FONT
size=2><SPAN class=740275813-02092005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=3>As a
Bible translator, I know the term "fishers of men" and all the
</FONT></SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT face=Tahoma><FONT size=2><FONT
face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT size=3>a<SPAN
class=740275813-02092005>crobatics that have
</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT
size=3><SPAN class=740275813-02092005>been performed
</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT><FONT face=Tahoma><FONT size=2><FONT
face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT size=3><SPAN class=740275813-02092005>to
make the term gender-inclusive in English like
</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT><FONT face=Tahoma><FONT size=2><FONT
face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT size=3><SPAN
class=740275813-02092005>"I will make you
</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT
size=3><SPAN class=740275813-02092005>catch people" (TNIV). "Fisherperson"
is one step further on my scale of
absurdity.</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT
size=3><SPAN class=740275813-02092005><BR>Probably "Menschenfischer" sounds to
you like "kingfisher" but the word
formation</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma><FONT size=2><FONT><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT size=3><SPAN
class=740275813-02092005></SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT><SPAN
class=740275813-02092005></SPAN><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT
size=3>p<SPAN class=740275813-02092005>rinciple is different: "Menschenfischer"
is a "fisher of Menschen" but "kingfisher"
is</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma><FONT size=2><FONT><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT size=3><SPAN
class=740275813-02092005></SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT><SPAN
class=740275813-02092005></SPAN><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT
size=3>n<SPAN class=740275813-02092005>ot a "fisher of kings".</SPAN><SPAN
class=740275813-02092005> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma><FONT size=2><FONT><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT size=3><SPAN
class=740275813-02092005></SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT><SPAN
class=740275813-02092005></SPAN><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT
size=3>(<SPAN class=740275813-02092005> Now someone will say "fisher" is
not used in modern English any more for the
occupation</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma><FONT size=2><FONT><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT size=3><SPAN
class=740275813-02092005></SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT><SPAN
class=740275813-02092005></SPAN><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT
size=3>o<SPAN class=740275813-02092005>f someone who fishes. But that is a
different issue).</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT
size=3><SPAN
class=740275813-02092005></SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT
size=3><SPAN class=740275813-02092005>But how about "someone is a fisher for
compliments?" Is it possible to say
that?</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT
size=3><SPAN
class=740275813-02092005></SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT
size=3><SPAN class=740275813-02092005>Fritz</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV></FONT></FONT>
<BLOCKQUOTE>I was referring to the Biblical word 'fishers' - I will make you
fishers of men. Nick seemed to imply the choice was between fishermen and
*fisherwomen...<BR><BR>Actually, I had never heard the German. Menschenfischer
sounds like some kind of bird to me.<BR><BR>Margaret<BR><BR>
<DIV><SPAN class=gmail_quote>On 9/2/05, <B class=gmail_sendername>Fritz
Goerling</B> <<A
href="mailto:Fritz_Goerling@sil.org">Fritz_Goerling@sil.org</A>>
wrote:</SPAN>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=gmail_quote
style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(204,204,204) 1px solid">
<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma><FONT size=2><SPAN></SPAN><SPAN>I beg your pardon,
Margaret,</SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma><FONT size=2><SPAN></SPAN></FONT></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma><FONT size=2><SPAN></SPAN>"<SPAN><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=3> And I will make you fisherpersons of
persons" </FONT></SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=3><SPAN></SPAN></FONT></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=+0><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff><SPAN>We don't have that
problem in German, as you know.</SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=+0><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff><SPAN>Menschenfischer does
it!</SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV><BR> </DIV><BR></DIV><BR>
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