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With readers in mind and not our consciences, I think "he" is best but
you could add a caveat in Welcome conventions noting the use of male
pronoun as a language convention and not gender bias.
I have read many baby books recently with he one chapter she next or
some other more confusing mix and I find it disconcerting when reading.
That's just non-PC me.
-Michael
--- tgr -at- lanminds -dot- com wrote:
> This is probably old-hat to many people, but I have an issue with
> sexist
> language in the supplement I am writing. I am having trouble using a
> personal pronoun other than "he" when referring to a trucker. I know
> most
> of them are probably of the male persuasion, but there is no reason a
> woman
> couldn't drive a truck (if she were so inclined). Now, the wisdom of
> allowing a woman behind the wheel of a truck aside ;^), how should I
> refer
> to a trucker without repeating "the trucker" each time? I thought of
> s/he,
> but it just didn't look very good. Any suggestions?
>
> - t
>
>
> The object in life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to
> escape
> finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.
>
> - Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, Roman ruler, philosopher, author
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