Date:         Thu, 8 Nov 2001 13:24:02 -0800
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Sender:       Discussion of Topics for Soccer Referees <[log in to unmask]>
From:         "H. Brent Howatt" <[log in to unmask]>
Subject:      Re: Gender Benders - a simple solution.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Discussion of Topics for Soccer Referees
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Chris Mohr

> There is a simple fudge to solve this problem:
>
>         (s)he
>
> as in, "the A.R. delayed raising the flag until (s)he saw that the
> offside-positioned player was actively involved in play".


I dislike written constructions that cannot be read in standard English.
How about simply changing the tense:
The A.R. delayed raising the flag until having seen that the
offside-positioned player was actively involved in the play.

or

The A.R. delayed raising the flag until seeing that the offside-positioned
player was actively involved in the play.

When faced with linguistic ugliness and neologisms, I always ask myself,
"What would Miss Bohanan do?"  This always conjures the image of my
eighth-grade English teacher of Yoda-like stature and age with her gray hair
in a bun and a steel ruler in her right hand.  She always knew the correct
way to phrase things.  We always agreed with her.

Brent

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