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Pronouns and declension for merged/hermaphroditic entities
I have a pair of friends who since entering into a relationship have become rather disgustingly effusive and clingy, to the point where people around them have begun referring them an 'it' [singular], ...
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What is a gender-neutral alternative to the expression “man-days”?
What is a gender-neutral alternative to the expression "man-days"? I thought of "work-days" but am wondering if there might be another term. The use would be, for instance, "This project requires ...
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Is “Who is he?” ok when we don’t know the sex?
Suppose I see someone coming whose gender is unknown; how should I ask who the approaching person is? Should I say “Who is he?”
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Why does “it” have a dehumanizing connotation?
There are a number of questions here on gender neutral pronouns, and one of the things that always comes up is that "it" should never be used to refer to a person (usually an adult). The general ...
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How can I reword “cross-gender” so it doesn't sound like I'm talking about transgenders?
This research has been focused on cross-national and cross-gender applications of such theories.
The use of "cross-gender" means across genders, in the same way that "cross-national" means across ...
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Alternatives to “layman”
Is layman a gender specific term or can it be used like college 'freshman'?
Is it still appropriate to use, or has it been superseded by some other term?
Specific to IT, it seems more appropriate to ...
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Using both “one’s” and “their” to refer to the same entity
Consider this example:
Sustainability management in large organisations is an important activity that helps to achieve one’s business goals while at the same time reducing their environmental ...
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Gender-neutral Forms
What is the unisex form of a word like fisherman? Do you have to use fisherman and fisherwoman separately, or is fisherperson acceptable? I couldn’t find a dictionary with the word …
In general, what ...
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An appropriate word to describe words that are common in natural gender
Generally speaking, the notion of "gender", more precisely of "grammatical gender", is used to classify nouns into groups. As an instance, in Italian language there are two categories labeled ...
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What is a proper gender-neutral form of himself or herself [duplicate]
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Is there a correct gender-neutral, singular pronoun (“his” versus “her” versus “their”)?
Gender neutral reflexive pronoun — equivalent ...
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Non-gender uncle/aunt relation name [duplicate]
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Is there a single term for “nieces and nephews”?
Is there a gender-neutral word for [aunts and uncles], parents' siblings?
The non-gender name for ...
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Is it appropriate to refer to a person of unknown sex by “it”?
I would like to treat a user as a non-gender noun and refer to it with the gender-neutral pronoun, it. E.g.,
The user defines two variables, x and y. It then multiplies each variable by a prime ...
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Generic way for writing about person without knowing his/her gender [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Is there a correct gender-neutral, singular pronoun (“his” versus “her” versus “their”)?
Is there generic way to write something ...
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Can the feminine pronouns be gender-neutral? [closed]
I know this sounds weird but I've been noticing a lot of texts on the Internet like this one:
"Any citizen is concerned with her well-being ...". The word in question is "her". To me it seems like in ...
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One - does common English usage equate that to “you” (2nd person) or “he/she” (3rd person)?
I am proof reading an academic paper on computer programming and am trying to ensure pronouns conform. This is an example sentence:
Accordingly, one considers some entry fees in his strategic ...
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Female equivalent of “creator”?
Female equivalent of "creator"?
Or is it unisex?
I'm a programmer and I named a variable "creatingFunction", which sounds even worse than "creatorFunction".
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Is “Jew” gender-neutral?
I had thought that Jew was gender-neutral, until I heard somebody who was asked if their mother was a Jew and responded, "of course not; she's a Jewess".
Is Jew a gender-neutral form, or does one ...
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Is there a gender-neutral word for [aunts and uncles], parents' siblings?
Brothers and sisters are siblings. Husbands and wives are spouses. Mothers and fathers are parents. Sons and daughters are children. Grandparents, grandchildren... but what about uncles and aunts, ...
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Is using “he” for a gender-neutral third-person correct?
I know there are different opinions on this issue. My question: Is using "he" for a general, gender-neutral third person still in common use for formal writing? By common use I mean, can I expect my ...
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Gender-neutral equivalent for “Take it like a man”
I'd like to find some gender-neutral equivalents of the phrase
Take it like a man
I'm not looking only for existing phrases -- any interesting ideas for expressing the sentiment "be tough", ...
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What are the most popular gender-neutral pronouns that aren't the same as other contemporary pronouns?
There have been attempts to use other contemporary English pronouns to stand-in as a true gender-neutral pronoun, given that English is lacking a commonly-accepted one for adult humans (non-humans and ...
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Reason for the current trend to use «she» as the gender-neutral pronoun?
There are some questions on gender-neutral pronouns both here and on Writers.
User Christine Letts writes:
In academia, there is currently a
movement toward using the feminine
pronoun at all ...
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Gender-independent replacement for “fiancée” and “fiancé”
I can use child to replace son or daughter, sibling for sister or brother, and parent for mother or father.
What is the unisex replacement for fiancée and fiancé?
I don’t need it for speech, but for ...
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Is “ad hominem” gender-neutral?
My immediate thought is that the term is generic, and yet I read recently a verbal brickbat described as ad feminam. Was that just a po-mo back-formation, or is there some merit to the distinction?
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Is “guy” gender-neutral?
The plural "guys" definitely is, at least here in San Francisco — I'm often hearing all-girl companies here being greeted with 'Hi guys, how are you doing?'.
How about the singular guy? Is it ...
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Is there a single term for “nieces and nephews”?
I find it handy when talking about my sons and daughters I can just say my children. It's nice to say nieces instead of sibling's daughters. I wonder if there is a similar term for nieces and nephews ...
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Is the English Language becoming more generic, in the sense that English is distinguishing less between masculine and feminine?
To clarify: what I mean is that in Australia for instance there is a trend in English to use words that do not distinguish between men and women. E.g. Chairperson instead of Chairman.
So the question ...
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Is there a correct gender-neutral, singular pronoun (“his” versus “her” versus “their”)?
Is there a pronoun I can use as a gender-neutral pronoun?
Each student should save his questions until the end.
Each student should save her questions until the end.
