Two man mechanics.

[rainmaker]

Originally posted by Rich Fronheiser
....need a gender-neutral substitute.

To me, saying I worked in a 2-man crew has never implied that my partner was actually a man. I've worked with many good female officials (one even named my cat) and I'd gladly work with females every day of the week, as long as they hold up their half of the court. I can't say that my typically male partners are successful in that regard

2-whistle sounds contrived...forced even. Has any publication actually adopted this terminology?

Rich

Contrived, forced and strange -- which is what "not euphonious" means, Rich. A gender-neutral term would just be less confusing. Maybe YOU mean "2-person" when you say "2-man", but not everyone does. 100 years ago "man" could be used to mean person. 100 years ago, "gay" meant frisky and happy. Do you insist on telling your friends you had a "gay weekend" because "gay" means happy? Of course not, things have changed. And "man" isn't assumed to mean "person" anymore, either. So a gender-neutral phrase would be more exact in its meaning.


Stan -- for defense, I think one-on-one works just as well, don't you?