No, as you can see, I wasn't referring to the type of political correctness you are talking about, Bob. The whole presidential campaign thing is another matter altogether, and I'm in agreement with you over the worst elements of it.
But, believe me, this "Chair'' nonsense is a PC matter over here. ''Chairman'' is seen, by some, to be discriminatory towards women, when it is not. The Chambers Dictionary says: chairman - a person (male or female) who takes the chair or presides at an assembly or meeting. There's nothing either derogatory or discriminatory in the word as far as I'm concerned, yet it constantly leads to heated arguments among women (and men) who think there is.
Jayne
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