Hi Paul, English has a singular "they". It doesn't suggest androgyny, either, from the definitions I've seen. For instance, Oxford English Dictionary:
2. In anaphoric reference to a singular noun or pronoun of undetermined gender: he or she. The first usage example OED provides is from 1375. I don't think replacing "he" with "she" addresses the problem, it's still assuming a default gender. It's not too much tricker to search code for he/him & replace with they/them but that's also just an implementation issue, not a policy one. It sounds like people are otherwise supportive but I'm not sure what the next step should be. Best, Eric Phetteplace Systems Librarian California College of the Arts libraries.cca.edu | vault.cca.edu 510.594.3660 2>/dev/null On Wed, Apr 19, 2017 at 8:42 AM, Paul A <[email protected]> wrote: > On 2017-04-18 08:25 PM, Eric Phetteplace wrote: > >> Hi list, >> >> I opened bug >> > [snip] > >> Before*:* >> > "Kid growing and become a juvenile, he should pay " > >> After: >> > "Kid growing and become a juvenile, they should pay " > > Political correctness has never been my strong point (although I try to > understand it), but I'm proficient in grammatical rigour. [1] > > "Kid" is a singular noun, "a" is a singular article -- "they" is a plural > pronoun. Perhaps replace "they" with "[s]he"? or "Kids growing and becoming > juveniles, they should pay"? > > From a code maintenance p.o.v., it's easier to find and replace 'he' with > '[s]he' if really this becomes a priority for Koha. > > Best -- Paul > > [1] I am aware of the so-called "singular third person epicene 'they'", > but academically object to it -- it often suggests androgyny rather than > gender neutrality. > > _______________________________________________ > Koha-devel mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.koha-community.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/koha-devel > website : http://www.koha-community.org/ > git : http://git.koha-community.org/ > bugs : http://bugs.koha-community.org/ >
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