Hi Daniel, On Sat, 25 Jan 2014, Daniel Bryan wrote: > The effects of exclusive language have been studied quantitatively in a range > of fields. One example picked largely at random: > > http://gradworks.umi.com/33/52/3352854.html > > I suggest using 'they' and 'theirs' instead of 'he' and 'his' where possible. > > Some authors express concern that this is ambiguous as 'they' and 'theirs' are > often used as plural pronouns. In this case, a short explanation of the > inclusive language in the foreword can help. > > If you're accepting patches, I'm happy to sort this out. It'd be largely a sed > script followed by spot-checking the diff.
I do accept patches, but those fixes are often better done by rewriting the sentence, either using a synonym to avoid the pronoun or by using passive voice. http://www.herodios.com/pronouns.html Cheers, -- Raphaël Hertzog ◈ Debian Developer Discover the Debian Administrator's Handbook: → http://debian-handbook.info/get/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
