Junio C Hamano wrote: > Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <avarab@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > > > + When it becomes awkward to stick to this style prefer "you" when > > + addressing the the hypothetical user, and possibly "we" when > > + discussing how the program might react to the user. > > Because I still get a funny feeling whenever I see a singular they, > which I was taught to be ungrammatical in my foreign language > classes long time ago, I kind of like this approach better, if we > can pull it off. Once again; we non-native English speakers shouldn't forgo our instincts. Even professional English linguists agree this isn't OK: We thank the anonymous reviewer for their helpful comments https://ahdictionary.tumblr.com/post/147597257733/updated-usage-note-they -- Felipe Contreras
