@lucky_Nan said in #31:
> No, maybe @Marcin2 just wanted to mention that user for 2 different reasons in 1 post.
Then he should point that out explicitly in his problem statement if that is what his post concerns, which it may or may not be.
> No, maybe @Marcin2 just wanted to mention that user for 2 different reasons in 1 post.
Then he should point that out explicitly in his problem statement if that is what his post concerns, which it may or may not be.
@heallan said in #32:
> Then 'he' should point that out explicitly in 'his' problem statement if that is what 'his' post concerns, which it may or may not be.
Don't assume genders.
> Then 'he' should point that out explicitly in 'his' problem statement if that is what 'his' post concerns, which it may or may not be.
Don't assume genders.
@lucky_Nan said in #33:
> Don't assume genders.
Marcin is a Polish male name for example my activities coordinator was named as such.
> Don't assume genders.
Marcin is a Polish male name for example my activities coordinator was named as such.
I am not criticizing you, I just wonder why you used 'he/his' instead of 'he;she/his;her'.
@lucky_Nan said in #35:
> Marcin could just be a random name he/she came up with.
> How do you know @Marcin2 is male?
For the same reason that you would write dear Sir/madam when writing a formal letter when the convention is ladies and gentlemen.
> Marcin could just be a random name he/she came up with.
> How do you know @Marcin2 is male?
For the same reason that you would write dear Sir/madam when writing a formal letter when the convention is ladies and gentlemen.
@lucky_Nan said in #36:
> I am not criticizing you, I just wonder why you used 'he/his' instead of 'he;she/his/her'.
You may or may not be critising me in the same way that you may or may not be interrogating me.
> I am not criticizing you, I just wonder why you used 'he/his' instead of 'he;she/his/her'.
You may or may not be critising me in the same way that you may or may not be interrogating me.
@lucky_Nan said in #38:
> That doesn't explain (from what i can see) how @Marcin2 is male.
It fleshes out the salient fact that the English language uses gender specific pronouns to denote non-gender specific articles.
> That doesn't explain (from what i can see) how @Marcin2 is male.
It fleshes out the salient fact that the English language uses gender specific pronouns to denote non-gender specific articles.
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