[ExI] language question

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>... On Behalf Of Giulio Prisco
Subject: Re: [ExI] language question

>...I think the only convention that make sense and is totally fair to everyone is that everyone uses his own gender for generic pronouns, plurals etc. (I am using this convention here). A man says "the reader can form his opinion" and a woman says "the reader can form her opinion." In Spanish a man says "todos los aficionados" and a woman says "todas las aficionadas" for "all fans." Of course by "his own gender" I mean "the gender he identifies with."  Giulio

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Cool!  This is why I hang out with you objects: you teach me things.  Thanks Giuli... Giulii?

OK I agree that system makes sense, but I disagree with your words 3 through 10 in your first sentence.  I could think of another protocol which makes just as much sense and has some advantages: switch the gender-specific pronoun to the opposite one from which one identifies.  Some will argue it is absurd to switch the gender specificity while others will embrace the notion, ideally splitting the crowd approximately in half.  That way, the reader still cannot determine either the gender or gender identity of the writer based on how they uses their pronouns.

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