12:3912:39, 19 April 2024diffhist+13
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Bribery
Rephrased the opening sentence to remove gender-specific pronouns (‘him’, ‘his’) to avoid possible ambiguity, via the alternative use of gender-neutral language. The practice of using masculine-specific pronouns in lieu of gender-neutral pronouns is referred to in linguistics as the ‘General Man’, and is regarded to be sexist.Tags: Visual editMobile editMobile web edit
12:3912:39, 19 April 2024diffhist+13
m
Bribery
Rephrased the opening sentence to remove gender-specific pronouns (‘him’, ‘his’) to avoid possible ambiguity, via the alternative use of gender-neutral language. The practice of using masculine-specific pronouns in lieu of gender-neutral pronouns is referred to in linguistics as the ‘General Man’, and is regarded to be sexist.Tags: Visual editMobile editMobile web edit