I've been both mistaken for a male, and usually kind-hardheartedly teased
for being female ever since, I believe, I got on the internet.
So yeah. I'm not even embarrassed about it anymore.
From,
Emily
On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 2:19 PM, wrote:
> I used to use they, but with all these "she's" late
I used to use they, but with all these "she's" lately, and some editors
calling her "he", I thought... why not.
Someone mentioned privately
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender-neutral_pronoun#Modern_solutions
So options is best way to go, and let nature take its course as what
seems most appro
> Feel free. I'm going to continue to use "they", which usually fits
> without violating gender grammar too much.
I use "they" when referring to the third person of a gender-unknown someone
I'm not expecting to join the conversation and "s/he" when I am (possibly as
a prod to clarification on sa
> Having just now read through a long paragraph on ANI of a user saying
> he or she and him or her about an editor, I say, for less complexities
> sake, let's do it. See what happens.
Feel free. I'm going to continue to use "they", which usually fits
without violating gender grammar too much.
Fr
I'm game. This will be fun, especially with my pals on Commons ;-)
Sent via iPhone - I apologize in advance for my shortness or errors! :)
On Sep 8, 2011, at 1:27 PM, carolmoor...@verizon.net wrote:
> Having just now read through a long paragraph on ANI of a user saying he or
> she and him or
Having just now read through a long paragraph on ANI of a user saying
he or she and him or her about an editor, I say, for less complexities
sake, let's do it. See what happens.
On 9/8/2011 12:48 PM, Sarah Stierch wrote:
I actually would love to follow the reactions of people when you call
th
I actually would love to follow the reactions of people when you call them
"she" and you're wrong. How would they reply?
Kaldari says he's been called "she" a number of times! :)
Sarah
On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 12:37 PM, wrote:
> Recently two users I thought were he's turned out to be she's. And
Recently two users I thought were he's turned out to be she's. And then
I identified a user with a neutral sounding name as a he - though
looking again at name, probably is a she.
Then it occurred to me, why assume they are male anyway?
Why not call all neutral user names she from now on?
He
