Hi, It is fair to say that the example was extreme and silly. However, I use it merely to demonstrate that one-size-fits-all does not work and we must really be sensible about applying general rules like this and enforcing them rigidly. A more pragmatic approach is required here. I think a mixture of his/her is emminently acceptable but only where appropriate to the context.
The discussion is growing beyond it's importance to Lilypond, therefore, I don't propose to comment on the issue further. The doc authors should search their respective consciences for the answer. ;) Regards, Ralph -------------------------------------- [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.tribaldata.co.uk ...or see what I do in my spare time: www.skelmanthorpeband.org -------------------------------------- "Man who shoot off mouth... expect to lose face." > -----Original Message----- > From: Jan Nieuwenhuizen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 14 September 2004 17:16 > To: R. D. Davis > Cc: Ralph Little; lilypond-devel > Subject: Re: Male/female/other > > > R. D. Davis writes: > > >> Funnily enough, I already commented on this sort of thing > and I tend to > >> agree with Han-Wen on this. > > > > So do I. > > That's no surprise; so do all males I have seen responses from. > > >> Further, if we were writing articles on child birth, I think that > >> phrases like "his cervix" rather make the "politically > correct" strategy > >> silly. <snigger> > > This is nonsense, of course, and does not help the discussion. > > Jan. > > -- > Jan Nieuwenhuizen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | GNU LilyPond - The > music typesetter > http://www.xs4all.nl/~jantien | http://www.lilypond.org > --------- Tribal Data Solutions has moved, please visit our website for more details http://www.tribaldata.co.uk. This e-mail and any attachments are confidential and are sent on the basis of our copyright, e-mail and security policy which can be inspected by visiting http://www.tribaldata.co.uk/policies.asp. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender and delete this message. Thank you. ----------- _______________________________________________ lilypond-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-devel