Re: [PATCH 0/2] Avoid gender pronouns

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Hi Felipe,

On 12/06/21 03.28, Felipe Contreras wrote:
The latest solution looking for a problem [1] is to use the actively
debated among linguists singular "they" [2].

Leaving aside the linguistic intricacies that not all singular "they" are
equal [3], and the overwhelming sentiment that these kinds of political
discussions don't provide value for this community [4], the "issue" can
be easily solved by simply using different wording.

   - The reviewer herself
   + The reviewers themselves

Problem solved.

So this patchset avoids any gender pronouns by changing single subject to many objects (plural), right?

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