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Radio_Lady

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Wed May-25-05 09:54 PM
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7. Stop calling mountains "she" -- a mountain is an "it" --

We went through this when hurricanes started to be called by female names. More recently, they added male names alternating on a list.

I could never understand this. Mountains (and boats) have no sexuality. They should not be referred to this way.

Just one of my (female) pet peeves!

In peace,

Radio Lady

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