"All right, I'm only going to say this once: 'He' is the singular indefinite pronoun in English ("if a person drinks too much, he will likely experience a hangover"). 'He' also happens to be the masculine personal pronoun.
'She' is the singular pronoun of personification in English ("if England fails to advance America's foreign-policy ambitions, she will suffer terrible consequences"). 'She' also happens to be the feminine personal pronoun.
Confusing the two exhibits not a warm-and-fuzzy concern for the inclusion of women so much as a writer's or speaker's ignorance. Using the feminine personal pronoun as an indefinite article is as moronic as using the masculine personal pronoun for personification. Thus the captain greets us: "Welcome to my ship. Isn't he splendid?"
Give it up, people. It's not thoughtful; it's just illiterate. �"
(http://www.theregister.co.uk/2002/04/08/new_winnt_2k_xp_security/)
Stefan
On Apr 6, 2004, at 12:16 PM, Burton M. Strauss III wrote:
Use s/he -- and type that six times fast :-)
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Nicholas Orr Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2004 10:13 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [Ntop] A step by step guide?
Um excuse the "he" stuff in my emails, I do mean he or she, its just less
typing to stick to one gender, I'm not meaning to offend anyone :/
Nick
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