Re: [PATCH 1/4] Documentation: use singular they when appropriate

From: Felipe Contreras <felipe.contreras@gmail.com>
Date: Jun 11, 2021, 17:03 UTC
Message-ID: <60c39749a3829_8d0f20822@natae.notmuch>
In-Reply-To: <87lf7g76gc.fsf@vps.thesusis.net>

Phillip Susi wrote:

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> Felipe Contreras <felipe.contreras@gmail.com> writes:
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> > This is a good use of singular they:
> >
> >   Everyone returned to their seats
> 
> Shouldn't seat be singular there so that it agrees in number with the
> singular their?

Good point.

I do not know, and I didn't pick the example; the American Heritage Dictionary did.

Translated into Spansih both uses would be correct "seat" or "seats" (except "seat" wouldn't have "their", but the equivalent of "his/her").

Anyway, even though I don't mind talking about this, I don't think this mailing list is the place for that. The git documentation has many problems, but heavily using gendered pronouns isn't one of them.

Cheers.

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Felipe Contreras