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OP It appears Jo/jmh is leading the way (re: "graduation" board). Congrats on being the first journeyman here, Jo.
This term brings to mind the question of genderless titles, and the use of the masculine pronoun after an antecedent. As a copy editor, I try to use the plural when at all possible ("all students should turn in their homework"), and I'll gladly choose "chairwoman" over "chairperson" - but in this case I just cannot picture "journeywoman." The grammar of other languages I know usually takes the decision out of our hands perforce, but English -- ah, she is tricky. Any comments? Any style manuals anyone would recommend?
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