Re: [PATCH 0/4] Use singular "they" when appropriate

From: Bagas Sanjaya <bagasdotme@gmail.com>
Date: Jun 12, 2021, 04:40 UTC
Message-ID: <3fcda131-1e59-341d-d4fa-473f203d5f9d@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <pull.975.git.1623085069.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>

Hi,

On 07/06/21 23.57, Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget wrote:

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> This patch series officially adopts singular "they" as a contributor
> guideline; see Patch 4 for the change to the guidelines and the reasoning
> for the change. Before modifying the guidelines, documentation and comments
> are updated to not use gendered pronouns, which provides examples of how to
> use it.

Sorry for late into this debate, because I'm still on recovering from fever a week ago (I still have headache and prefer eating less).

Honestly I'm against this patchset. There are concerns from ESL learners (myself included) which have been taught that `they` MUST be used as plural pronoun.

As an alternative while still keeping singular constructs, why don't we use gender neutral pronoun "it"?

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