Charles Plessy <ple...@debian.org> (24/06/2012): > I think that our technical documents should be easy to read for > non-native speakers, and the modification that you propose mixes > singular and plural forms in a way that, as far as I know, is not > taught to students who learn the English language. I personally find > it confusing and do not feel that the use of "he" implies that the > maintainer must be a man.
The French language probably introduces a little bias in your personal feelings. > Do you have example of high-proflile institutions in England or the > U.S., that recommend the use of "they" as you do ? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singular_they has pointers. Mraw, KiBi.
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