No, I don't know. I grant you Derbyshire is run from Matlock, but that's kind of making the best of the situation you've been given. If you were going for administrative-units-based-on… (View Post)

I'm enjoying the Shakespeare quotes as thread headers groove we're in. Gives a sprinkle of class. (View Post)

It doesn't. I started out agreeing with your point - i.e. that if you think gender is a load of old cobblers you would think the same of the transgender identity. FWIW my view is that gender dys… (View Post)

Well yes. It doesn't mean I'm not going to politely accede to someone who would rather I acted as if that person was the opposite sex. But to my mind having a secret and intangible 'wh… (View Post)

Well I'm largely with you there. But I'd be happier if there was a word meaning 'third person singular gender unknown' to distinguish it from 'third person plural'. It w… (View Post)