26 Jul
2010
26 Jul
'10
10:48 p.m.
On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 08:20:32PM +0000, John Haltiwanger wrote:
Personally, I find it a sign of forward-thinking when pronouns are 'neutralized' through this juxtaposition of possibility (ie both are shown to fit equally the examples provided). Perhaps it is simply the times I grew up in, but reading a man only ever writing 'he' implies a crucial non-existence of concern re: the subject in the writer's mind. I don't throw out their theory as a result of it, but it is certainly something I note.
I personally find it very annoying and distracting from the main subject that I usually stop reading at that point. Regards, Khaled -- Khaled Hosny Arabic localiser and member of Arabeyes.org team Free font developer