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Subject: RE: Gender neutral - any new developments in your neck of the woo ds?
From: "Diane Evans" <diane_evans -at- hotmail -dot- com>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2003 18:13:54 -0800


I avoid using pronouns whenever possible:

"The first time [you] access [your] account, [you] will have to enter
[your] e-mail address and give praise to tech writers everywhere."

My choice: "When accessing an account the first time, enter your e-mail address..."

Diane Evans
Technical Writer

Washington State Coordinator, Tombstone Project
http://www.rootsweb.com/~cemetery/washing.html


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