From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.2 (2018-09-13) on dcvr.yhbt.net X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-ASN: AS53758 23.128.96.0/24 X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.2 required=3.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,FREEMAIL_FORGED_FROMDOMAIN,FREEMAIL_FROM, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW, SPF_HELO_PASS,SPF_PASS shortcircuit=no autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.2 Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [23.128.96.18]) by dcvr.yhbt.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3DFA21F5AE for ; Fri, 11 Jun 2021 16:03:25 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S231504AbhFKQEz (ORCPT ); Fri, 11 Jun 2021 12:04:55 -0400 Received: from mail-oi1-f176.google.com ([209.85.167.176]:40485 "EHLO mail-oi1-f176.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S231898AbhFKQDw (ORCPT ); Fri, 11 Jun 2021 12:03:52 -0400 Received: by mail-oi1-f176.google.com with SMTP id d19so2233958oic.7 for ; Fri, 11 Jun 2021 09:01:41 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=date:from:to:cc:message-id:in-reply-to:references:subject :mime-version:content-transfer-encoding; bh=ypkGoqsm1hlZiCX5eGr9IjVTCQfiBWeh7Z4pxL36sxk=; b=kds9LgiTzL4qlrMgIA6LD2KGdGaACUWFK4kae1NCCtdW8Nlc3bqIGrmW07VzGSOCE0 977ufIRebY/UnDEBDRYM1apY4CBLvFMjL7DY9/WT9FtGGoRQGZpHwRFQwAxjjY0hga48 ujgRzTMKimB0ZCf+Tq9xP0/DpiCpd1hDy9VMWp9TyZwVJAQuZWAG/CrcS4DJewA4vV6U mTql5FlbjmvKgRRqKyuS1hWlAR2oKFFQ75et11Aj29DYkOS4HXfeYC1u9OqO6EL1sNEC I4gre5mMPLml8GxTjj4P6B7BVjrxJODQRu0SpELqb9C6MbraDvvUkaltWOeR6POsTUz+ w5Dg== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:date:from:to:cc:message-id:in-reply-to :references:subject:mime-version:content-transfer-encoding; bh=ypkGoqsm1hlZiCX5eGr9IjVTCQfiBWeh7Z4pxL36sxk=; b=Hgeg6Ag+uZ5oC+usR8HmLfCqtboKUeKvGWjT9AZ5t9IvzyLx0h4g+szBZ/vi/bBeD6 jBKw1WVOdQ++F4L8eTBgm2Ad81j74yWdb78GVcbrlEnBRbqChw9j624BWJU1MAp4Qs2B 5I40fbt8C+U2AkJ7sNy1vllGtI2o/K37ElmeKRtVDywU4iHv7wrzahLgAhjoUIyry6LW copvwzmrRRUqW1j79rhvU/THFMWBeN44Z/TNNg8I8qwpnH6hpap695gtl8sfC8v1uAYu uGzCv/48KjX4Ph9jE8GnnpW/dO7qdMsS19s9ctgIL76sdqBFcj9JARpqz95IpoCNT+uj m1aA== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM530QmXmkxYji91byO52DCCdav2J6TFIst/BfpYl6G2o7F0PXbUp1 girC7xmrcWhDhK73LkxinB4= X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJw+NKka7akQNgjkDn8Fuu1hoe/Ay1JaFRdSbT5zEfDhD5o1+K/Vszrq/EYLgUGNAiOfJ7oUvg== X-Received: by 2002:aca:4dc3:: with SMTP id a186mr3528089oib.63.1623427240398; Fri, 11 Jun 2021 09:00:40 -0700 (PDT) Received: from localhost ([187.188.155.231]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id o24sm1331842otp.13.2021.06.11.09.00.39 (version=TLS1_3 cipher=TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 bits=256/256); Fri, 11 Jun 2021 09:00:39 -0700 (PDT) Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2021 11:00:33 -0500 From: Felipe Contreras To: Derrick Stolee , Phillip Susi , Felipe Contreras Cc: Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget , git@vger.kernel.org, gitster@pobox.com, sandals@crustytoothpaste.net, jrnieder@gmail.com, emilyshaffer@google.com, Derrick Stolee , Derrick Stolee Message-ID: <60c388a18b658_85c8208bf@natae.notmuch> In-Reply-To: <790688e5-6816-9837-85e7-2fdbbdf24169@gmail.com> References: <60be91757c6ca_db80d2086e@natae.notmuch> <87czsu98ar.fsf@vps.thesusis.net> <790688e5-6816-9837-85e7-2fdbbdf24169@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/4] Documentation: use singular they when appropriate Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org Derrick Stolee wrote: > Singular "you" had a similar backlash in the 1660s as singular "they" > is having in this thread, but singular "you" has lasted (and we use > "thou" only to signify someone using old-timey language). > = > There is more of this in [1] and [2] > = > [1] https://public.oed.com/blog/a-brief-history-of-singular-they/ Let's see... In modern English, that=E2=80=99s: =E2=80=98Each man hurried . . . till= they drew near . . . where William and his darling were lying together.=E2=80=99 Yeah, that grammatical singular "they" indeed, but with a semantic plural antecedent, so no, that's not what you are proposing above. I'd say leave linguistics to linguists. -- = Felipe Contreras=