Gender neutrality and language

Dennis Baron debaron at uiuc.edu
Wed Mar 5 17:15:07 UTC 2008


Yes, and the American Enterprise Institute affiliation is another  
giveaway.  I didn't realize that Gelernter (one of the targets maimed  
by the Unabomber, btw), was so reactionary.  But what strikes me in  
addition is this little phrase buried in the diatribe:

"because English is the communal, emotional, and intellectual net  
that holds this nation together, if anything can."

Dennis


On Mar 5, 2008, at 10:59 AM, Ronald Kephart wrote:

On 3/5/08 10:55 AM, "Ann Evans" <annevans123 at gmail.com> wrote:

 > ...What insulting, ignorant, and jingoistic rubbish.
 >
It’s The Weekly Standard. Think Bill Kristol and the Project for the New
American Century.

Ron


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