[Vision2020] Councilperson

[Tom Ivie]

Joe,
I suppose then, one has to parse the definition of member.  
(For the record, I prefer the first definition.) 

Per wikipedia:
A member is a person who belongs to a group of people.
 Member may also refer to:
 
   Limb, an appendage of the human or animal body
   Element, an object that belongs to a mathematical set
   Military jury, referred to as Members in military jargon.
   Penis (slang)
   Users who have signed up for a particular internet service (as distinguished from non-members of that service).
   attributes and methods within classes in the context of object-oriented programming


Joe Campbell <joekc at adelphia.net> wrote: Apparently replacing 'councilperson' "with something less redundant" is harder than any of us thought. Are there any "City Council Members" who are not members? If so, that's the job I want!

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Joe Campbell

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Date: Sun, 8 Jul 2007 18:52:59 -0700 (PDT)
From: Donovan Arnold 
Subject: [Vision2020] Councilperson

"Councilperson" I am curious why someone would tac "person" on the end of a title. Are there members of the council that are not persons? Why not "City Council Member"?  We don't say fireperson or policeperson. Placing person on the end of a title just sounds like an ugly attack on the English language.
   
  Best,
   
  Donovan

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