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« Reply #30 on: September 03, 2007, 08:58:54 PM » |
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I agree with LarryC on the use of "hu". I also approve a suggestion made early on these boards to instead of using he/she , to use s/he/it, which is both gender-neutral, animate-inanimate neutral, and fun to say.
Rather than s/he/it, I've always preferred s/h/it. It's easier to pronounce. The Fiona Clearly, you are not from Texas. |
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« Reply #31 on: September 03, 2007, 09:00:19 PM » |
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I agree with LarryC on the use of "hu". I also approve a suggestion made early on these boards to instead of using he/she , to use s/he/it, which is both gender-neutral, animate-inanimate neutral, and fun to say.
Rather than s/he/it, I've always preferred s/h/it. It's easier to pronounce. The Fiona Clearly, you are not from Texas. I'm perfectly capable of saying "Shee-it," if that's what you mean. I can also say "feces." How 'bout you? The Fiona |
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« Reply #32 on: September 03, 2007, 09:22:33 PM » |
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Well, I rarely say either, but I am capable.
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« Reply #33 on: September 04, 2007, 02:15:49 AM » |
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The CHE, in violation of our rules: http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000519358-01Williamette has posted an ad with a variety of positions, where the names of disciplines are given without capital letters. This includes american (studies), german, russian, etc. It hurts me to type those words without capitals. I think I won't apply. |
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« Reply #34 on: September 04, 2007, 02:49:19 AM » |
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The CHE, in violation of our rules: http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000519358-01Williamette has posted an ad with a variety of positions, where the names of disciplines are given without capital letters. This includes american (studies), german, russian, etc. It hurts me to type those words without capitals. I think I won't apply. I am shocked, shocked at the heinousness of this. I too won't apply, nor will my cats. The Fiona |
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« Reply #35 on: September 04, 2007, 03:09:37 AM » |
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Wow. this ad gives me A Headache. and not just for the Inappropriate Capitalization. - DvF |
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« Reply #36 on: September 04, 2007, 03:23:45 PM » |
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I do not wish to start a debate on 'hu'.
However, I would like to send my opinion on it off into cyberspace:
Using 'hu' is stupid. Use he or she...if you don't know a person's gender, then refer to them using their name/handle.
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« Reply #37 on: September 07, 2007, 01:06:36 PM » |
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1. It is hard to read posts that do not have conventional capitalization and so, emulating the great The Fiona, I do not read those posts. They make my eyeballs hurt.
2. I use 'she' as the default person in my professional writing and, sometimes, here, though I am perfectly comfortable with hu as well.
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