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Subject:Re: Manmonth or Peoplemonth? From:Roy Anderson <royanderson -at- MINDSPRING -dot- COM> Date:Mon, 26 Apr 1999 19:01:07 -0400
Pamela Jasper wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> I'm writing a process document for my client and need to describe the
> software estimating process.
>
> Has anyone found a gender-neutral term for things like man-hour, man-month,
> etc?
>
While I believe in applying neutrality whenever possible because doing
aids clarity, I never do so for politically correct reasons. My wise
old granny said that if a person searched for trouble, they'd find it.
