
13 Apr
2011
13 Apr
'11
11:25 a.m.
On Apr 13, 2011, at 6:50 AM, Robert Kawulak wrote:
From: Gordon Woodhull it seems to be popular in English computer science to use "in her language"
Which is silly given that in English grammar the correct generic pronoun used when gender is not known is "he", not "she". This is more a political than linguistic issue.
And partially OT. Apologies. I stand by avoiding gendered pronouns when referring to users in documentation, but it's up to individual taste. No "its" though. ;-)