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From: rbowman <bowman@montana.com>
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Subject: Re: Linux 6.11
Date: 4 Oct 2024 20:58:30 GMT
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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.