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packbat: A bat wearing a big asexual-flag (black-gray-white-purple) backpack. (Green RZ)
[personal profile] packbat
Thursday, July 5th, 2007 01:04 pm
[Poll #1015910]
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[identity profile] annechen67.livejournal.com
Thursday, July 5th, 2007 05:48 pm (UTC)
I have got to get out more. Why did this poll start my brain on the path of trying to convince me to write Norse/Latin language BDSM fiction?

[identity profile] packbat.livejournal.com
Thursday, July 5th, 2007 05:59 pm (UTC)
Well, hey, I've seen typeface het (http://morganmuffle.livejournal.com/455531.html), so....

[identity profile] zwol.livejournal.com
Thursday, July 5th, 2007 09:00 pm (UTC)
If one must de-"man"-ify the word, I rather like "ombuds". I am not, however, picky.

[identity profile] baldanders.livejournal.com
Thursday, July 5th, 2007 10:16 pm (UTC)
Ombuddy.

[identity profile] kirabug.livejournal.com
Thursday, July 5th, 2007 10:24 pm (UTC)
Ooh! I vote for this one!

[identity profile] packbat.livejournal.com
Friday, July 6th, 2007 12:01 am (UTC)
I guess "ombuds" is all right – were it my job, though, I might end up throwing in the towel and calling it "public advocate" or something.

[identity profile] zwol.livejournal.com
Friday, July 6th, 2007 12:25 am (UTC)
I like that on its own merits — seems to me the function of the office is much more transparent to your man on the Clapham ommnibus when called that.

[identity profile] packbat.livejournal.com
Friday, July 6th, 2007 12:37 pm (UTC)
Plus, it's already in use (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%22public+advocate%22&btnG=Search), meaning pretty close to the same thing.
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