On 8/25/2015 1:37 PM, barnettluisa@gmail.com wrote:
> While something as minor as using a male pronoun in reference to a site
> administrator might seem like no big deal, the reality is that tiny actions
> add up to create major societal problems, like the severe lack of gender
> equality in the tech world.
>
> I'd love to see this and other instances corrected to state "he or she" or
> "she or he."
in fact, traditionally in American English at least, He, Him, etc are
valid for both male AND generic. Attempts at neutering this just sound
awkward and pretentious.
if you think standard language usage is 'keeping the woman down', you
have bigger issues.
--
john r pierce, recycling bits in santa cruz
