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Subject:Re: Pronouns with User (take II) From:kcronin -at- daleen -dot- com To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Thu, 12 Jul 2001 07:45:29 -0700
Geoff Hart wrote:
> Given how easy it is to write
> nonsexist text--all it takes is a little practice--it's kinda silly not to
> at least try.
I completely agree with the goal of writing nonsexist text. But I have to
admit, I do NOT find it easy.
In trying to avoid the grammatically incorrect practice of using "their"
as a pronoun referring to a single user (which sounds okay in
conversation, but makes most editors cringe), I frequently find myself
having to write very awkward phrases to remain politically correct on this
issue, particularly when dealing with possessive pronouns.
Do you have any tips and tricks? I'd be very interested!
(I'm hoping you're not an advocate of s/he or he/she, etc.)
Thanks!
- Keith Cronin
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