Re: FW: the old insure ensure assure

Subject: Re: FW: the old insure ensure assure
From: "Downing, David" <DavidDowning -at- users -dot- com>
To: <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2008 13:54:34 -0600

From: Evelyn Lee Barney <evbarney -at- comcast -dot- net>
Subject: Re: FW: the old insure ensure assure


Got one for you. I know a woman who INSISTS on "personing" as opposed
to "manning" something "I don't man the booth at the county fair; I
person the booth at the county fair." No use whatsoever telling this
otherwise intelligent and reasonable woman that "to man" comes from the
word "manos" (hands) and both men and women have 'em. She just won't
tolerate being asked to "man" anything.

Ev


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I remember someone once saying that as a joke. It would be hard for me
not to laugh in that woman's face.

Apparently other people also don't know where the term comes from, but
they have a more reasonable non-sexists term. They talk about "staffing"
the booth. Suggest that to this woman as an alternative.
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