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riobard on Nov 9, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: Eight Years of Firefox

s/chairwomen/chairwoman/

robinwauters on Nov 9, 2012 | [–]

Doh!

cpeterso on Nov 9, 2012 | [–]

or simply "chair".

pbhjpbhj on Nov 9, 2012 | [–]

Or just "chairman" because it's the name of a position within a board or meeting and is gender neutral.

debacle on Nov 9, 2012 | | [–]

I find the term discriminatory against stools and benches.

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