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 ==Why First-year==
-First-year is considered more gender-neutral because it does not have the word "man" in it.
+First-year is considered more gender-neutral because it does not have the word "man" in it. First-year is also more literal than "freshman", as to prevent pretentious first-years with college credit from calling themselves sophomores.
 ==Why Freshman==

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−	It used to be that you had to call the freshmen first-years. Now, there is a backlash against this terminology. The school still officially uses "first-year", but [[The Knox Student]] recently reverted back to the term freshman.	+	It used to be that you had to call the freshmen first-years. Now, there is a backlash against this terminology. The school still officially uses "first-year", but [[The Knox Student]] recently reverted back to the term freshman. I wish they hadn't.

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 ==Why Freshman==
-There is no other term to describe this idea so that it is easily understood by everyone. If you say [[first-year]], then I might rightly assume you are also talking about [[transfers]] or students who entered [[Knox]] with piles of [[AP]] credits that give them [[sophomore standing]]. This is, after all, their first year at the college. I would, however, be wrong. They are considered whatever their standing says they are. Therefore, freshman should be used to describe freshmen.
+There is no other term to describe this idea so that it is easily understood by everyone. If you say [[first-year]], then I might rightly assume you are also talking about [[transfers]] or students who entered [[Knox]] with piles of [[AP]] credits that give them [[sophomore]] standing. This is, after all, their first year at the college. I would, however, be wrong. They are considered whatever their standing says they are. Therefore, freshman should be used to describe freshmen.
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 ==Why Freshman==
-There is no other term to describe this idea so that it is easily understood by everyone. If you say [[first-year]], then I might rightly assume you are also talking about [[transfers]] or students who entered [[Knox]] with piles of [[AP]] credits that give them [[sophomore]] standing. This is, after all, their first year at the college. I would, however, be wrong. They are considered whatever their standing says they are. Therefore, freshman should be used to describe freshmen.
+There is no other term to describe this idea so that it is easily understood by everyone. If you say [[first-year]], then I might rightly assume you are also talking about [[transfers]] or students who entered [[Knox]] with piles of [[AP]] credits that give them [[sophomore standing]]. This is, after all, their first year at the college. I would, however, be wrong. They are considered whatever their standing says they are. Therefore, freshman should be used to describe freshmen.
 [[Category:People]][[Category:Students]]

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	==Why Freshman==		==Why Freshman==
	There is no other term to describe this idea so that it is easily understood by everyone. If you say [[first-year]], then I might rightly assume you are also talking about [[transfers]] or students who entered [[Knox]] with piles of [[AP]] credits that give them [[sophomore]] standing. This is, after all, their first year at the college. I would, however, be wrong. They are considered whatever their standing says they are. Therefore, freshman should be used to describe freshmen.		There is no other term to describe this idea so that it is easily understood by everyone. If you say [[first-year]], then I might rightly assume you are also talking about [[transfers]] or students who entered [[Knox]] with piles of [[AP]] credits that give them [[sophomore]] standing. This is, after all, their first year at the college. I would, however, be wrong. They are considered whatever their standing says they are. Therefore, freshman should be used to describe freshmen.
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	==Why Freshman==		==Why Freshman==
−	There is no other term to describe this idea so that it is easily understood by everyone. If you say first-year, then I might rightly assume you are also talking about transfers or students who entered [[Knox]] with piles of AP credits that give them sophomore standing. This is, after all, their first year at the college. I would, however, be wrong. They are considered whatever their standing says they are. Therefore, freshman should be used to describe freshmen.	+	There is no other term to describe this idea so that it is easily understood by everyone. If you say [[first-year]], then I might rightly assume you are also talking about [[transfers]] or students who entered [[Knox]] with piles of [[AP]] credits that give them [[sophomore]] standing. This is, after all, their first year at the college. I would, however, be wrong. They are considered whatever their standing says they are. Therefore, freshman should be used to describe freshmen.

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−	It used to be that you had to call the freshmen first-years. Now, ~~you~~ have to ~~call the~~ first-~~years freshmen~~. ~~Nobody knows why these decisions were made~~, ~~or by whom~~.	+	It used to be that you had to call the freshmen first-years. Now, there is a backlash against this terminology. The school still officially uses "first-year", but [[The Knox Student]] recently reverted back to the term freshman.
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		+	==Why First-year==
		+	First-year is considered more gender-neutral because it does not have the word "man" in it.
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		+	==Why Freshman==
		+	There is no other term to describe this idea so that it is easily understood by everyone. If you say first-year, then I might rightly assume you are also talking about transfers or students who entered [[Knox]] with piles of AP credits that give them sophomore standing. This is, after all, their first year at the college. I would, however, be wrong. They are considered whatever their standing says they are. Therefore, freshman should be used to describe freshmen.

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−	NO. ~~Don't say [[Freshmen]]. Or [[Freshman]]!~~	+	It used to be that you had to call the freshmen first-years. Now, you have to call the first-years freshmen. Nobody knows why these decisions were made, or by whom.
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−	~~Call them [[~~first-years~~]].~~
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−	~~That way it's more [[politically correct]]~~. ~~And it sounds more like [[Harry Potter]]~~.

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	+	NO. Don't say [[Freshmen]]. Or [[Freshman]]!

	+	Call them [[first-years]].
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	+	That way it's more [[politically correct]]. And it sounds more like [[Harry Potter]].