Read Hofstadter's article `You've come a long way, Guys!' It is challenging, so don't try to do it in a hurry.

Write an essay, for posting to Annotate, that (a) takes a stand for or against Hofstadter's thesis, and (b) describes your own use of the words `guy' and `guys' and (c) takes issue with one or more specific claims in the essay.

OR

Write an essay on any aspect of sexism in language - especially on English, especially regarding vocabulary.

R. Port, Linguistics L205 `Language and Style'
Indiana University