I wasn't referring to ships/cars/countries/things that are just "she" I was referring to users/people.
Like "When he presses start, he will unleash a can of whoop ass so big that all hell will break loose. Then he'll know what it means to not follow the instructions. The authorities will be coming for him!" So I'm not sure what your getting at :/ Also him/her s/he just looks silly. Nick -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Stef Sent: Wednesday, 7 April 2004 7:56 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Ntop] Re: [OT already] A step by step guide? If you got to be so nit-picky, allow me to share with you the followings: "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. R" (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 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Ntop mailing list >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> http://listgateway.unipi.it/mailman/listinfo/ntop > _______________________________________________ > Ntop mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://listgateway.unipi.it/mailman/listinfo/ntop > _______________________________________________ Ntop mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://listgateway.unipi.it/mailman/listinfo/ntop _______________________________________________ Ntop mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://listgateway.unipi.it/mailman/listinfo/ntop
