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<p>I have to admit that 'they' sounded unusual to me at first, but
that doesn't mean it's not correct English and that we shouldn't
use it. What's wrong about learning about gender neutral language
in English?<br>
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I definitely prefer gender neutral to 'she'.</p>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 19.04.2017 21:48, Philippe Blouin
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<p>That's no strawman, that's a genuine questionning. <br>
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<p>You talk inclusivity, I'm all for it, but can we walk the talk
now? 'They' is a bigger barrier to entry than 'he' for
non-English readers/coders. But hey, what do I know, what is my
perspective here? The stated initiative is good: the majority
of users are female, the code is male-centric, can we be
progressive, inclusive... But 'they' sucks. As I said, why not
use "she" ?<br>
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<p>I don't send formating and commenting patches, the QA team
having quite enough on its plate already.</p>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 04/19/2017 03:20 PM, Chris Cormack
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Of course we won't fail patches, thanks for the strawman. We can
easily fix them instead. In fact I volunteer to do that. <br>
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You're welcome to fix grammar too, send some patches. <br>
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And of course you can vote -1 you just did. I certainly noticed
it. <br>
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Chris <br>
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