On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 08:20:32PM +0000, John Haltiwanger wrote: > > Personally, I find it a sign of forward-thinking when pronouns are > 'neutralized' through this juxtaposition of possibility (ie both are > shown to fit equally the examples provided). Perhaps it is simply the > times I grew up in, but reading a man only ever writing 'he' implies a > crucial non-existence of concern re: the subject in the writer's mind. > I don't throw out their theory as a result of it, but it is certainly > something I note.
I personally find it very annoying and distracting from the main subject that I usually stop reading at that point. Regards, Khaled -- Khaled Hosny Arabic localiser and member of Arabeyes.org team Free font developer ___________________________________________________________________________________ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : http://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___________________________________________________________________________________
