Re: FW: the old insure ensure assure

[voxwoman <voxwoman -at- gmail -dot- com>]

Gah. I would say "I occupy the booth" instead of verbing "person."
(Actually, I don't have a problem with booths being manned). And I came up
with the phrase "the sibship of people" instead of "the brotherhood of man"
for a High-School social studies paper, during a protracted bout of
feminism.

"Manos" is also the title of possibly the worst film ever made.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060666/
(and also one of the best Mystery Science 3000 episodes ever made).

-Wendy

On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 2:54 PM, Downing, David <DavidDowning -at- users -dot- com>wrote:

> 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
>
>
> -----------------------------------
>
> 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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