Re: Language use and hypersensitivity

Subject: Re: Language use and hypersensitivity
From: barryk -at- MDHOST -dot- CSE -dot- TEK -dot- COM
Date: Thu, 18 Sep 1997 13:29:21 -0700

On Thu, 18 Sep 1997, Carma C Allen wrote:

> Please take note that because of issues related to my ancestral history,
> which are much too tragic to relate here, I find the word *subjunctive*
> highly offensive. Never use it again, OK?
>

I agree!

Because of emotional scaring from my early days as a TW, please refrain
from using words like "edit" and "marked up copy".

I have seen too much red ink already!


Barry (please edit gently) Kieffer

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