Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site cvl.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!bellcore!decvax!mcnc!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!umcp-cs!cvl!rlh From: rlh@cvl.UUCP (Ralph L. Hartley) Newsgroups: net.nlang Subject: Re: Gender-specific responses to s/he Message-ID: <1591@cvl.UUCP> Date: Fri, 4-Jan-85 10:37:56 EST Article-I.D.: cvl.1591 Posted: Fri Jan 4 10:37:56 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 7-Jan-85 01:53:10 EST Organization: Computer Vision Lab, U. of Maryland Lines: 16 > > Wonderful. So no matter how I write, I will be discriminating > > against *somebody*, in that what I write will be harder for females > > to grasp if I use generic terms, and harder for males to grasp if > > I use he/she. > > > > Try using "their" whether referring to one generic person or many persons: > it's easier to read than he/she or his/her, and is gender non-specific. EASIER TO READ?! Don't discriminate against men or women! Discriminate against humans! Ralph Hartley siesmo!rlgvav!cvl!rlh rlh@cvl