[Osmf-talk] Gender Neutral Language in the AoA Update

[Mikel Maron]

I think "they" is less unwieldy, but I wonder if there's some legal distinction that our lawyer would be aware of between "he,she,it" and "they".

Perhaps we can say to the lawyer "we want gender neutral language, 'they' would be preferable if possible in legal nomenclature, otherwise 'he, she, or it"
 
* Mikel Maron * +14152835207 @mikel s:mikelmaron


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>+1
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>no opinion on "he, she, it" vs. singular "they"
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>On Thu, Mar 7, 2013 at 5:20 PM, Rob Myers <rob at robmyers.org> wrote:
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>On 07/03/13 22:15, Kate Chapman wrote:
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>>Hi All,
>>>
>>>I would like to propose that the AoA be updated to use gender neutral
>>>language in the update.
>>>
>>>Honestly I don't feel that just putting the phrase at the top "Words
>>>importing the masculine gender only shall include the feminine
>>>gender;" is very inclusive.
>>>
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Agreed.
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>>Changing things to say "he or she" would
>>>not be impossible or if we wanted to cover all bases "he, she, or it."
>>>
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I propose singular they.
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>>- Rob.
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