John R Pierce wrote:
> On 8/25/2015 1:37 PM, barnettluisa@gmail.com wrote:
> >While something as minor as using a male pronoun in reference to a site
> >administrator might seem like no big deal, the reality is that tiny actions
> >add up to create major societal problems, like the severe lack of gender
> >equality in the tech world.
> >
> >I'd love to see this and other instances corrected to state "he or she" or
> >"she or he."
>
> in fact, traditionally in American English at least, He, Him, etc are valid
> for both male AND generic. Attempts at neutering this just sound awkward
> and pretentious.
We already have a few places using "his or her" and such. (This is
subject of debate in other languages also.)
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