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"O'Brien, Pamela" <Pamela.O'Brien@STJUDE.ORG> |
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Tue, 19 Jan 2010 14:49:33 -0600 |
This is exactly the kind of thing men would not digress into
arguing about, which is kind of ironic, isn’t it?
Pamela L. O'Brien
Library Assistant
Biomedical Library
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
901-595-3389
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Ian Woodward <iwoodward@colgate.edu> |
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Tue, 19 Jan 2010 15:52:35 -0500 |
Here
is a biblical scholar on the subject of pronouns, &c.
http://wf-f.org/MankoSilk.html
That
aside, "man-hours" is a unit measure of labor, rather like
"board-feet" is a measure of timber. It is conventional, rather
like abbreviating pounds as "lbs." IW
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RE: [SERIALST] Man-hour vs. staff (Was cease claiming, checking
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"Chris Ryan" <Chris-Ryan@utc.edu> |
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Tue, 19 Jan 2010 15:57:09 -0500 |
She’s right –this is a commonly
accepted accounting term. If you all disagree so strongly about this and other
words, use your employer’s time *off-list* to find the appropriate forum
to wage this war. I personally don’t have time to sift through these
discussions on a professional list about librarianship and am pretty sure I’m
not alone.
Chris
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"Stokes, Judith" <JStokes@ric.edu> |
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Tue, 19 Jan 2010 16:06:14 -0500 |
“Ladies?” Presumably, you meant 3c below “ladies and gentlemen.”
But perhaps you assumed that none of the gentlemen on the list have opinions on
semantics or library jargon?
Main
Entry: la·dy
Pronunciation:
\ˈlā-dē\
Function:
noun
Inflected
Form(s): plural ladies
Usage:
often attributive
Etymology:
Middle English, from Old English hlǣfdige, from hlāf
bread + -dige (akin to dǣge kneader of bread) — more at loaf,
dairy
Date:
before 12th century
1 a : a
woman having proprietary rights or authority especially as a feudal superior b
: a woman receiving the homage or devotion of a knight or lover
2 capitalized : virgin mary —usually used with Our
3 a : a woman of superior social position b : a
woman of refinement and gentle manners c : woman,
female —often used in a courteous reference
<show the lady to a seat> or usually in the plural in address <ladies
and gentlemen>
4 a : wife b : girlfriend, mistress
5 a : any of various titled women in Great Britain —used as the customary
title of (1) a marchioness, countess, viscountess, or baroness or (2) the wife
of a knight, baronet, member of the peerage, or one having the courtesy title
of lord and used as a courtesy title for the daughter of a duke,
marquess, or earl b : a woman who is a member of an order of
knighthood — compare dame
It is a commonly accepted
practice of the library profession to use a dictionary.
Judith
Judith E. Stokes
Electronic resources/Serials Librarian
Rhode Island College
600 Mount Pleasant Avenue
Providence, RI 02908-1991
401.456.8165