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Re: [dq-rules] Hidden Bias (was Gender Neutral Writing)



Larry wrote:
Hello J.K.,


JKH> Fourth, how much energy has been spent on this issue instead of rules JKH> expansion or revision?

     All of two posts to defend the English language from butchery! :)
     Not much at all.

     <BG>
Best regards,

   Larry                         mailto:Kurgan@Fastmail.fm

But, they were *huge* posts! Think of all the rules that could have been written, or revised, instead! Ah, well, it's not like I was going to try to participate in that. It's been so long since I've gamed *anything* that there's dust on my dice!!

And, FWIW, I agree with the standard of male pronouns for gender indeterminate reference. The last I checked it *is* the standard of the English language. Also, FWIW, my *wife* agreed with me! (She's a woman, as in female, as in not male, in case that wasn't clear.) She has no issue with Standard English. Of course, she's also married to me, so she may not be entirely sane...

Cheers,
Jim

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