Re: [PATCH v2 0/4] Use singular "they" when appropriate

Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason [off-list ref] writes:

+ When it becomes awkward to stick to this style prefer "you" when
+ addressing the the hypothetical user, and possibly "we" when
+ discussing how the program might react to the user.

Because I still get a funny feeling whenever I see a singular they,
which I was taught to be ungrammatical in my foreign language
classes long time ago, I kind of like this approach better, if we
can pull it off.

I wonder if we can avoid third-person entirely, though.

Junio C Hamano wrote:

Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason [off-list ref] writes:

quoted

+ When it becomes awkward to stick to this style prefer "you" when
+ addressing the the hypothetical user, and possibly "we" when
+ discussing how the program might react to the user.

Because I still get a funny feeling whenever I see a singular they,
which I was taught to be ungrammatical in my foreign language
classes long time ago, I kind of like this approach better, if we
can pull it off.

Once again; we non-native English speakers shouldn't forgo our
instincts. Even professional English linguists agree this isn't OK:

  We thank the anonymous reviewer for their helpful comments

https://ahdictionary.tumblr.com/post/147597257733/updated-usage-note-they

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Felipe Contreras