[Ads-l] Clark University students told they can't say 'you guys' because it might be sexist | Daily Mail Online

[Laurence Horn]

Yup, saw this.  My daughter's alma mater too ('07)-- "you guys" wasn't on the proscribed list then.  But the coverage is actually from the Daily Mail, arguably Britspeak-tabloidian for the Daily News, if not for the N. Y. Post.

LH

> On Sep 9, 2016, at 8:54 PM, victor steinbok <aardvark66 at GMAIL.COM> wrote:
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> Word of the day is "microaggression". It's the Daily News, but the report
> isn't inaccurate, just sensationalized.
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