unhd (Anthony Lapadula) (12/07/89)
I realize this doesn't belong here, but.... Steven Grimm writes: > In article <1103891319123100@thelake.UUCP> pwcs.StPaul.GOV!stag!thelake!steve writes: > > [Talking about "politically correct" writing.] > > I thought that request was a bit odd, too. I assume (I can't read the docs > either; more below) that the original poster was objecting to the use of the > genderless "he." Well, whether he likes it or not, that's the way English > is. Substituting "he/she" (or "she/he") all over the place isn't a good > solution. By some coincidence, this came up in a conversation recently. It was decided we need a new, genderless pronoun. My suggestion: "e." Yup, just "e." It's close to both "he" and "she," and dovetails nicely with "I." -- Anthony Lapadula PS: I know -- who cares? Well, I do.