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For questions about using gendered words or phrases in English.
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Is using gender-specific language when talking about inanimate things can be wrong in any se...
I notice that you used a gender-neutral "it" to refer to the game when you said "its older brother". … This is slightly inconsistent - being gender-neutral for one game, yet making the other a male "brother". …
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Female Devil (and other -ess problems)
Likewise, you will find some references to 'doctress', but it never took hold in the medical profession and 'doctor' has been used as a gender-neutral term for some time. …
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Personal pronoun (when the sex is unspecified)
In today's climate where some issues surrounding gender can be controversial, you may find that indeterminate pronouns such as "they" are preferred. …
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Can "he" and "man" refer to all genders?
The idea behind defaulting to one gender is that it saves time and space, and makes the document more readable. … It is quite common for a document or article to state from the beginning that they will use the male gender, but that it applies to both. …
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