Mma Makutsi sighed. "You don't understand, Charlie. The word chairman covers both men and women." She paused. "Mind you, Mma Potokwane, many people these days just use the word chair. Perhaps you'd like-" She was not allowed to finish. "Certainly not, Mma," said Mma Potokwane. "I am not a chair-I am a person.
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