Date:  Mon, 20 Nov 1995 12:42:05 -0600

From:  Natalie Maynor <maynor[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]RA.MSSTATE.EDU>

Subject: Re: PC Language



> For example, in this discussion, I kind of like some of the terms & ideas

> listed as PC ("diversity," for example), and feel neutral about others

> (dorm ---> residence hall, checkup--->wellness check), while others

> (procurement-----> purchasing) strike me as foolish and comical.



Me too. As for names applied to groups of people, I try to use whatever

label I think the people I'm referring to prefer. That's not always easy

to figure out, of course.

  --Natalie (maynor[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]ra.msstate.edu)