Date:         Fri, 9 Nov 2001 13:52:44 -0800
Reply-To:     Discussion of Topics for Soccer Referees
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Sender:       Discussion of Topics for Soccer Referees
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From:         Cary Reisman <[log in to unmask]>
Subject:      Re: Gender Benders - a simple solution.
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He [The original poster?] was indeed a male, but, like you Chris, his [the
parents of the original poster?] had the PC foresight to provide him [the
original poster?] with a gender neutral name.
Cary Reisman


>         So, I was simply throwing out the idea of using "(s)he"
> as something
> less awkward and difficult than trying to balance the number of "his"s
> and "her"s in a document - as the original situation was posed, the
> author got tripped up trying to do it, until he (there we go again,
> but the original poster was a he ;=) had to apply a great deal of
> sweat in redrafting it.
>
>         How 'bout "you all" and "them all" ;=) ?
>
> Chris Mohr
> USSF 8