I know english language experts say I am wrong but I too tend to use "they" and "their" to be gender neutral. Kee
On Mar 31, 2013, at 10:28 PM, Peter Bogdanoff <bogdan...@me.com> wrote: > > On Mar 31, 2013, at 3:14 PM, Dr. Hawkins wrote: > >> On Sat, Mar 30, 2013 at 2:46 PM, J. Landman Gay >> <jac...@hyperactivesw.com>wrote: >> >>> I just use "their" and ignore the plurality. It isn't grammatically >>> correct, but it's pretty common and includes everybody. >>> >> >> In English, unlike the word "her," the word "his" does not imply gender on >> its own when used for a unknown person. As the same word is used for known >> male and unknown gender, there just isn't a word that informs you (without >> relying on other context) that the unspecified person is male. >> > But using "his" is not politically correct. > >> -- >> Dr. Richard E. Hawkins, Esq. >> (702) 508-8462 >> _______________________________________________ >> use-livecode mailing list >> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription >> preferences: >> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
