Re: Great Free Software!

Dave, name calling is not progressive and it is offensive to most people.
It is good to be more careful with use of words especially where you have
people with diverse background like this List.  This is your reference from
www.dictionary.com

maid·en   Pronunciation Key  (mdn)
n.

An unmarried girl or woman.
A virgin.
A machine resembling the guillotine, used in Scotland in the 16th and 17th
centuries to behead criminals.
Sports.
A racehorse that has never won a race.
A maiden over.


----- Original Message -----
From: <David.X.Kahn@gsk.com>
To: <midrange-l@midrange.com>
Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2002 12:20 PM
Subject: Re: Great Free Software!


> Dare wrote:
>
> > What has MAIDEN got to do with the topic.
>
> It has no pejorative meaning. I was using it in the sense of (quoting from
> the entry in www.dictionary.com) "First or earliest: a maiden voyage; a
> maiden speech in the Senate."
>
>
> Dave...
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