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Originally Posted by Nevadaref
When that happens we must identify which party is at fault for the miscommunication. Should we point the finger at the one using the nonstandard definition of a term or the one using out of its expect context within a particular social circle?
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Why does there have to be a fault? mis communication, per se, is almost never a "fault" issue, it's simply a breakdown in the wiring.
That being said, I don't think feminist objections to using "man" to refer to any human being have anything to do with miscommunication, but that's not a point I'm going to argue. And it certainly was not my point when I was discussing it several years ago. Just saying...