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Re: Gender neutral - any new developments in your neck of the woods?

Subject: Re: Gender neutral - any new developments in your neck of the woods?
From: M Giffin <mgiffin -at- earthlink -dot- net>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2003 16:20:50 -0800


"Dan Glovier" <dglovier -at- edline -dot- com> wrote:

Is anyone a fan of using "they" as the gender neutral singular pronoun
of choice? For example:

"The first time a user accesses their account, they will have to enter
their e-mail address and give praise to tech writers everywhere."

Please don't gasp, but the following is sex-neutral enough, as far as I'm concerned:

"The first time a user accesses his account, he will have to enter his e-mail address and give praise to tech writers everywhere."

I occasionally use the generic he in my work, just for variety. I don't ever use "they" singularly, and I don't use the "generic she" ("The first time a user access her account..."). And here's the real, unbelievable kicker: I treat women as full equals by my actions.

Regards,
Mark Giffin


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References:
RE: Meta-Topic On Discussions (delete as appropriate): From: Decker Wong-Godfrey
Gender neutral - any new developments in your neck of the woods?: From: Dan Glovier

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