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    Mind your language

    Linky

    Alumni of Hull University you must be proud.
    "You’re just a bad memory who doesn’t know when to go away" JR

    #2
    Bath University encourages neutral alternatives to “mankind” such as “humanity”, ”humans” or “people”
    WHAT??? That's it, I'm not donating to the Alumni fund anymore.

    PS Anyway, they usually get a nice young lady student to phone me every year, was bloke this year. Bah!
    bloggoth

    If everything isn't black and white, I say, 'Why the hell not?'
    John Wayne (My guru, not to be confused with my beloved prophet Jeremy Clarkson)

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      #3
      At least Bath doesn't mark people down for not using neutral terms.
      "You’re just a bad memory who doesn’t know when to go away" JR

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        #4
        Originally posted by SueEllen View Post
        Linky

        Alumni of Hull University you must be proud.
        Religious activism is a degree subject? Given the overgrown churchyard near me they could do with a bit more practice

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          #5
          "Religious activism" is it more of "evangelising for the non-belivers" or "theology for chavs"?
          You're awesome! Get yourself a t-shirt.

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            #6
            Originally posted by barrydidit View Post
            Religious activism is a degree subject? Given the overgrown churchyard near me they could do with a bit more practice
            Vampires?

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              #7
              Yet more 'graduates' who will need a life course before they can enter the real world.

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                #8
                Mind your language

                Originally posted by original PM View Post
                Yet more 'graduates' who will need a life course before they can enter the real world.
                Yup, they've been brought up by parents who showered money and presents on them to replace time and never got properly educated in life by said parents. Now the parents are surprised at how their kids turned out.
                …Maybe we ain’t that young anymore

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by SueEllen View Post
                  Linky

                  Alumni of Hull University you must be proud.
                  Even that Guardian article seemed generally hostile to the element of compulsion and bossiness in these rules.

                  Meanwhile 2017-03-30 HSBC offers choice of transgender titles for bank's customers

                  HSBC is to offer its transgender community a choice of 10 new gender-neutral titles as part of its plan to improve the banking experience for customers.

                  The banks says its account holders will no longer have to use conventional titles such as Mr, Mrs and Ms, but instead be able to choose from a long list that includes Mx, Ind, M, Mre, and Misc. HSBC said titles chosen would be applied across customers’ accounts, including on their bank cards and all correspondence. ...
                  Work in the public sector? Read the IR35 FAQ here

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