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===Pronouns and [[gender]]=== | ===Pronouns and [[gender]]=== | ||
:''Fools rush in where [[libtard]]s fear to tread.'' — {{author|Alexander Pope}} | :''Fools rush in where [[libtard]]s fear to tread.'' | ||
:— {{author|Alexander Pope}} | |||
Much ink and no small amount of bile has been spilled on the question of gender inclusivity in language. Some of it, we cautiously venture, speaks to a bit of softness | Much ink and no small amount of bile has been spilled on the question of gender inclusivity in language. Some of it, we cautiously venture, speaks to a bit of softness in the command of grammar from those who study grievances. | ||
There is a fashion towards signposting one’s preferred personal pronoun wherever the opportunity arises: business cards, [[email]] signoffs, [[LinkedIn]] profiles and so on. So, “[[Otto Büchstein]] (They/Them)”, for example. | There is a fashion towards signposting one’s preferred personal pronoun wherever the opportunity arises: business cards, [[email]] signoffs, [[LinkedIn]] profiles and so on. So, “[[Otto Büchstein]] (They/Them)”, for example. | ||