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RE: CONTESTS ARE ESSENTIAL/sexism

To: "'brass-band@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx'" <brass-band@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: CONTESTS ARE ESSENTIAL/sexism
From: "Taylor, Martin (ELS)" <m.taylor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2000 16:22:50 -0000
Priority: low
Reply-to: brass-band@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

"Man" in this context is Germanic, not Greek. In Classical times, one
well-known Germanic tribe was the Allemanni -Alle Maenne - "all men". I
wonder how long they would have lasted without women?

;-)

Martin Taylor


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