Greetings,

First of all, please let me express my appreciation for the time and effort you 
put into creating this 
document. I'm certain I'm not the only new user who found it extremely helpful.

There was one little thing that jumped out at me when I read it, though, and 
that was the use of "her" 
as the pronoun used to refer back to "the writer" at the end of the second 
paragraph. I realize that 
people are trying to avoid sexism in their writing, but the fact of the matter 
is that the rules of 
English--which we did not create but only received--specify the use of 
masculine singular pronouns 
in the generic. Every attempt I have ever seen to get around this rule--use of 
feminine pronouns, or 
use of mixed phrases like "him/her"--has the unfortunate effect of drawing 
attention to itself, 
thereby destroying the flow and interrupting the smooth conveyance of the 
author's thoughts.

However, there is one workaround, and it has a long pedigree: use plural 
pronouns instead. It 
requires a bit of rewriting here and there, but is far more natural than any 
alternative.

Please understand that I make this suggestion as an editor (a job which once 
fed and housed me), 
and not as a detractor.

My editor's eye also noticed a typo in section 1.2, in the parenthetical remark 
after "Line spacing": I 
believe you meant "e.g.," (from Latin exempli gratia 'for the sake of an 
example').

Well, thank you again, and best of luck to you all.

Blaine Erickson

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