Hi, On Tue, 16 Dec 2014 12:11:05 +0100 Raphael Hertzog <hert...@debian.org> wrote: > On Sat, 25 Jan 2014, Raphael Hertzog wrote: > > > 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 > > FWIW we're starting to work on the jessie version of the handbook, so now is > the good time to consider submitting such patches...
did the submitter supply a patch? Is there still time to supply one? Thanks! cheers, josch
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