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Re: guys != gender neutral
From: William Herrin <bill () herrin us>
Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2012 16:07:53 -0400
On Thu, Sep 27, 2012 at 2:36 PM, JC Dill <jcdill.lists () gmail com> wrote:
On 27/09/12 11:10 AM, Jo Rhett wrote:I really wish that english had better pronouns for this.I really wish folks would dig a bit deeper into the thesaurus to find appropriate words.
I find that "folks" is an excellent replacement that drops in most places I'm tempted to use "guys." On the other hand, using "they" as a replacement for "he" or "she" makes a sentence hard to parse. See that individual over there? They're fixing it. Ick! Regards, Bill Herrin -- William D. Herrin ................ herrin () dirtside com bill () herrin us 3005 Crane Dr. ...................... Web: <http://bill.herrin.us/> Falls Church, VA 22042-3004
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- Re: guys != gender neutral, (continued)
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