[H-GEN] SFD

[McBofh]

Sandra Mansell wrote:
...
 > Let me know
> if you'll be needing me and I'll arrange to get there to 'man' the stand 
> for a while. (Incidentally, the non-gender-specific verb I was taught to 
> use when working in a govt dept is 'staff'.)

And now it's time for a brief (and silly) digression ....

(you) can "staff" a position/post
(you) can "chair" a committee but you can't "sofa" a committee. Still less
can you "person" a position!


James