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Subject:Re: PC Comments From:Karen Kay <karenk -at- NETCOM -dot- COM> Date:Tue, 22 Nov 1994 17:21:32 -0800
Virginia L. Krenn said:
> Chairperson does serve a purpose. For example, it is better to
> announce that it is time to elect a new chairperson than to limit the
> election to one sex or the other.
But what purpose does it serve that cannot be better served by 'chair'?