Man, oh man!

[Jody Hildreth <svcselem@BORG.COM>]

I can't believe so many people are complainng about the proper usage of the
word "Man".  Has anyone taken the time to look this simple word up in a
dictionary?  I found it has over twenty meanings - the first being "an adult
male person, as distinguished from from a boy or woman".  BUT  the next four
definitions do not use it in reference to a male.  They are: "an individual
at the highest level of animal development characterized esp. by a highly
developed brain and the ability to reason abstractly and form articulate
speech", and "the human individual as representing the species; the human
race; mankind", and "a human being; a person (usually used in contexts in
which sexual distinctions are not relevant)", and finally "an individual;
someone; one".

Looking up the word "Woman" gives no such definitions.  All of the
definitions for "Woman" are used for a female.

Quit looking at the word as having only one meaning which refers to males.
It has multiple meanings - or don't we teach our students homonyms?

Responses can be made directly to me - I think enough bandwidth has been
wasted on this topic already.


Jody Hildreth - svcselem@borg.com
School Library Media Specialist
Sauquoit Valley Elementary, NY
http://www.borg.com/~svcselem

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