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Forum: Off Topic Forum 9th February 2015, 12:08 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 805
Posted By HeySal
Re: Gender Neutral Writing

I'm sorry. It wasn't lost on me. It was just 4:30 in the AM and I'd woken up and couldn't sleep so when the subject came up, I just started typing. LMAO. You may make any gender specific slam...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 8th February 2015, 04:32 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 805
Posted By HeySal
Re: Gender Neutral Writing

Mankind is also a tagged morpheme - and with the semantic impact of "kind" on the end of "man" it actually absorbs some of the false generic. Had he said one step for "man" - it would have been a...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 8th February 2015, 12:52 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 805
Posted By HeySal
Re: Gender Neutral Writing

"They" is the plural that I was talking about (their). It's technically wrong, but is mostly accepted now in light of the lack of alternatives.

I agree that English, while a nightmare in the...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 8th February 2015, 07:18 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 805
Posted By HeySal
Re: Gender Neutral Writing

It is awkward right now, but it will evolve over time. Few really still hold objection to using "their" for a singular any more and that's a sign of evolution. Making new words was talked about...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 8th February 2015, 06:16 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 805
Posted By HeySal
Re: Gender Neutral Writing

"He" and "man" are what is called "false" generics. So it's actually a good thing they aren't used - it reflects the evolution from the idea of women as subspecies instead of just a gender of the...
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