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Re: OT: a dumb query? pls humor me



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Kent West wrote:
> Joe Hart wrote:
>> Michelle comes up with some strange figures.  I suppose
>> it comes from her anti-American attitude.  On the other hand, her Debian
>> knowledge is first rate.
>>   
> 
> "his", IIRC.
> 
> 
Sorry, Michelle to me is feminine name.  Michel on the other hand is
masculine. If I was wrong, I apologize.  How am I to tell which pronoun
to use when I cannot see the person?  I can blame the English language
for having personal pronouns of both sexes, but most languages do.

Joe
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