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<div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>21 Oct 2020, 09:43 by rory@technomancy.org:<br></div><blockquote class="tutanota_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid #93A3B8; padding-left: 10px; margin-left: 5px;"><div>(I broke my collarbone, so I'm typing one handed and can mistype)<br></div><div><br></div><div>On Wed, 21 Oct 2020, at 9:39 AM, Rory McCann wrote:<br></div><blockquote><div>On Wed, 21 Oct 2020, at 6:25 AM, Mateusz Konieczny via Tagging wrote:<br></div><div>> (1) I never understood "man made" as<br></div><div>> "made by males".<br></div><div>> (4) I would prefer to not use OSM as a tool<br></div><div>> to change language, especially if done at <br></div><div>> cost of making more complicated for<br></div><div>> mappers. AFAIK term "man made" and it's<br></div><div>> meaning remains standard and is well <br></div><div>> understood<br></div><div>> <br></div><div>> Disclaimer: not a native speaker.<br></div><div>> (1) and (4) may be wrong.<br></div></blockquote><div>It's interesting how non-native speakers of English often speak a <br></div><div>quaint old fashioned version of English. Languages are often chamging <br></div><div>and ir can take a little while for books, courses and teachers to catch up.<br></div></blockquote><div>Oh, I know. That is why I added my disclaimer<br></div><div>and that is why I tried to read this referenced<br></div><div>scientific study, I am well aware that <br></div><div>I am not an expert here.<br></div><div><br></div><div>Though I know that it is something that<br></div><div>is kind of tricky topic due to politic issues,<br></div><div>do I wanted to check situation.</div><blockquote class="tutanota_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid #93A3B8; padding-left: 10px; margin-left: 5px;"><div>So you'll hear non-natives use words like "whom" or using "he" to refer to generic people of any gender. It always sounds old-fashioned. 🙂<br></div><div><br></div><div>OSM prioritizes local knowledge, by the same logic non-native speakers of English should defer to native English speakers for the meaning of words.<br></div></blockquote><div>I am an expert when it comes to some topics,<br></div><div>but English language is NOT one of them <br></div><div>and I am well aware about this.</div> </body>
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