On 26-7-2010 10:20, John Haltiwanger wrote:
Then again, I'm a fringe member of a fringe discipline (new media), so
perhaps what I can do/what is expected linguistically is irrelevant
for the majority.
Well, new trends have to come from your dicipline I guess. (Or maybe
some new shortcut boils up from the sms universe some day.)
I think that this he/she issue is a nice example of something that a lot
of brainpower is put into ... each writer (male of female) at one point
has to think about it ... btw, thinking of it, 'the reader' sounds quite
neutral.
In education using 'you' is common which also avoids the problem.
Anyhow, an interesting thread and a nice topic for a discussion at the
context conference when we discuss manuals and manual writing.
Hans
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