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Thanks to everyone for this week's disucssion!

Following on Andrea's note re: 3rd person singular pronouns, I submit a new word, s/he, for consideration.  Often in English, we add italicized (s) to a noun when the potential exists for the noun to represent a plural, so there is precedent for using punctuation within words.  To contain the (s) in s/he within italics, though, could be seen as an effort to contain the feminine dimension of the pronoun. Therefore I submit s/he -distinction without containment, and a reverse on the "Adam's Rib" order of events, with the male now being drawn from the original female. 

Criticisms/comments may be sent directly to my address, as this is decidedly off topic. 

David Hayes
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