RE: Male/female/other

[Ralph Little]

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

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jan Nieuwenhuizen [mailto:address@hidden 
> 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.
> 
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