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...great battle of the suffix person is still unresolved. Chairman briefly became chairperson, but many now settle simply for chair, as in "she was the chair of the committee." The problem with person-policeperson, committee-person, showperson-is that it sounds ridiculous. The Naval Academy wisely insists that its women students will be called midshipmen. Person is still acceptable when used independently to designate either a man or a woman. When White House Press Secretary Ron Nessen mentions future Government appointees, he is very careful these days to speak of person instead...
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