A list of 16 words by uselessness.
- selectpersonwas added by uselessness and appears on just this list
- healthcare workerwas added by uselessness and appears on just this list
- ombudspersonwas added by uselessness and appears on 2 lists
- housekeeperwas added by uselessness and appears on 12 lists
- fisherwas added by uselessness and appears on 16 lists
- chairpersonwas added by uselessness and appears on 12 lists
- bartenderwas added by uselessness and appears on 18 lists
- mail carrierwas added by uselessness and appears on 3 lists
- firefighterwas added by uselessness and appears on 8 lists
- congresspersonwas added by uselessness and appears on 2 lists
- sales representativewas added by uselessness and appears on 2 lists
- waitstaffwas added by uselessness and appears on 3 lists
- hospital volunteerwas added by uselessness and appears on just this list
- law enforcement officerwas added by uselessness and appears on just this list
- administrative assistantwas added by uselessness and appears on 4 lists
- flight attendantwas added by uselessness and appears on 8 lists
spicolli commented on the list the-feminist-outcry
Wow, ombudsperson made me do a double-take
April 16, 2007
uselessness commented on the list the-feminist-outcry
You're not the only one!
April 16, 2007
reesetee commented on the list the-feminist-outcry
Around here, the tongue-in-cheek term for a gender-neutral restaurant worker is waitron. :-)
April 16, 2007
trivet commented on the list the-feminist-outcry
When I was just a wee coaster, our church got a new, PC hymnal that had replaced He and Him with Spirit, Creator and the like (with little regard to meter or integrity). We called it the Itnal...
April 17, 2007
reesetee commented on the list the-feminist-outcry
Ha! Took me a second there, trivet, but I got it. ;-)
April 17, 2007
uselessness commented on the list the-feminist-outcry
LOL, nice. :-) The only thing worse than political correctness today, is political correctness historical revisionism. Good grief.
April 17, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list the-feminist-outcry
Itnal! You should list that.
April 18, 2007
alguien commented on the list the-feminist-outcry
Do people actually say "ombudsperson"? I have never heard it.
April 18, 2007
uselessness commented on the list the-feminist-outcry
I've never heard it spoken, either, but it shows up in the dictionary and yields plenty of hits on Google...
April 19, 2007
samoritan commented on the list the-feminist-outcry
I have seen most of these words in general usage for a long time. A very good thing!
May 29, 2007
chained_bear commented on the list the-feminist-outcry
My college in New England was run by Town Meeting. We had a board of selectpersons. I'm used to hearing it, so when I came across the word selectman, which is more commonly used in actual towns that are run by town meeting, I thought it was really weird. I still do. Just got used to selectperson, I guess.
October 26, 2007