On 3/4/2011 7:40 PM, Guido van Rossum wrote:
On Fri, Mar 4, 2011 at 4:10 PM, Westley Martínez<aniko...@gmail.com>
All right I have to reply to all these "singular they" remarks. Just
because the singular they has been used for a long time doesn't make it
right. It sounds unnatural, at least to me, and I've always been taught
to use "he or she" which I despise. So all my life I've used the generic
"he". Anyways, I remember reading somewhere that for Python Strunk and
White apply, and neither Strunk nor White like singular theys.
That's how I felt 20 years ago.
I still feel that way ...
But since then I've come to appreciate
they as a much better alternative to either "he or she" or "he". Just
get used to it.
But I discovered long ago that abstract singulars can nearly always be
pluralized, as the statement is nearly always about people rather than
any particular person.
--
Terry Jan Reedy
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