Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2001 11:39:07 +0800
From: Colin Kenworthy <ckenwort-AT-marloo.ac.cowan.edu.au>
Subject: Re: Cheney gender confusion


Ave,

Chairman is from the latin "manus" a hand. A chairman is a person of
either sex who has his or her hands on the arms of the big chair.

Ave atque vale

> Hu wrote:
> 
> <<
> A recent speech by Mrs. Cheney calling for colleges to
> offer more courses on American history is prominently
> excerpted on the report's title page, and she is identified
> on the council's Web site as "chairman emeritus."
> <<
> 
> What an odd gender confusion!  Is she a chairman?  or a chairwoman?  I
> don't really care, but I am quite certain she is 'emerita' and not
> 'emeritus'.  Why do so many people who write in English get this
> wrong?  Should have taken at least Latin 0.1 ...
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> j
> 
> e b holtsmark           äran först och främst
> [aka jack]                esse quam videri
> laohu-AT-avalon.net      aien aristeuein

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