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From: Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us>
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject: Re: Linux 6.11
Date: Sat, 5 Oct 2024 07:19:15 -0400
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rbowman wrote this post; take it under advisement:

> On Fri, 4 Oct 2024 08:05:58 -0400, Chris Ahlstrom wrote:
>
>> DFS wrote this post; take it under advisement:
>> 
>>> <snip>
>>>
>>> "his" day.  Never ever call me a "they", bozo, or I'll ...
>> 
>> Looks like they is mad. :-D
>> 
>>> <snip>
>
> Apart from the cultural war I hate that use of 'they'. You're reading 
> along and until you get the context you're not sure if the author is 
> talking about multiple characters, a single character with multiple 
> personality disorder, or a single character of indeterminate sex.

Yes, being punctilious about language can be very frustrating, unless maybe
you're Stephen Pinker.

-- 
It seemed the world was divided into good and bad people.  The good ones slept
better... while the bad ones seemed to enjoy the waking hours much more.
		-- Woody Allen, "Side Effects"