Re: [PATCH] Remove unnecessarily gendered language

From: Oliver Neukum
Date: Tue Dec 10 2013 - 03:23:38 EST


On Mon, 2013-12-09 at 19:09 +0000, Matthew Garrett wrote:

> Acceptable but increasingly socially frowned upon. Of the set you
> commented on, one was unclear as a result of the transition. I've
> examined the rest and am fairly happy with their clarity, but, well,
> that's the point of review.

I would suggest that for reviews of understandability being a native
speaker of English is a problem. You underestimate the problem
by necessity and are unaware of special pitfalls. Especially in
the areas where the English language is fairly unusual.

Regards
Oliver


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