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,NICE_REPLY_A, 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 A8E5F1F5AE for ; Wed, 9 Jun 2021 13:24:53 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S235847AbhFIN0r (ORCPT ); Wed, 9 Jun 2021 09:26:47 -0400 Received: from mail-qv1-f47.google.com ([209.85.219.47]:34780 "EHLO mail-qv1-f47.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S231451AbhFIN0q (ORCPT ); Wed, 9 Jun 2021 09:26:46 -0400 Received: by mail-qv1-f47.google.com with SMTP id 5so2476261qvf.1 for ; Wed, 09 Jun 2021 06:24:51 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=subject:to:cc:references:from:message-id:date:user-agent :mime-version:in-reply-to:content-language:content-transfer-encoding; bh=U5ALo2dPb5Eq922l96GtzKgUz1PfObpLg5u4JkRz/OM=; b=UmV3s81h0htjgtdoHu82oUzC8lNUS9k9yPil1FlRx9GtdlxLpYNbLwzg+TaqTLfom1 IxXaOh4z2L4Tp1uiGOC1Sn1EnBdeRZd9jSwAhLYe+nChbVCft77C74Th7YiYcYyi9VZd 60QdvJgsmR1G+Fyf64bCFDLJ6VxTrccG58+m7y0CMYsWleVOvKSSq8RVyJYgQtEpI8b3 rlru79ml9cFTCc/puDCSGHB92tuNPc+slDgH5jR/MIdol9zCTN9JvJTEBJ+urZPufRuE B8xFxOytew8OL/mULuf1yX6575Lgvfd71L0OBXFDjCDBS4KgFLXIEisKLSjZTrxKmpmA bJzA== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:subject:to:cc:references:from:message-id:date :user-agent:mime-version:in-reply-to:content-language :content-transfer-encoding; bh=U5ALo2dPb5Eq922l96GtzKgUz1PfObpLg5u4JkRz/OM=; b=pPIqVBBKaANu9NEVb7lPQH2VnR+4kH/M9t6mp4gVkunAYS1XnrmFkWa2/VsYIQd7lZ bc/BEBKVWuzXGdk+3dkjWL+p+iO5Y/TSNWcR9ebgDiJUnhjGLgboHjw45ZTF2weU0S3G dXipeCVyd6zNSAIDQ0f9jDhS+J14pq/n2wvV6eu/Ie+JhWZQ2xaj8ke2CRJjGWSo7EKS jNACG7LOhfhnzJtM+RQAyxYo+zpbzd+RaAao06UuULKCojAD5xN1i7EXmWfcTuF8IZiD MfL48lVbCEbAnkFzB9PH3me6WhmWFdcbwFk0n7zOZUy3hnQt1Ngdi8zCIaDF2wa8JjP0 Gxrw== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM5317wV8ZjwYq2Cwm+ITb/SjdaMHzwDIasyD5nPV90Fwpl6Phgq40 xCZW4VeM1AkpBkFZdewPcEA= X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJw/rnZ74aPRibeUdD3Pm3/cEBucbBh6wyG2KHIsoZWAkritVUV2xcZiyIGwyiV00zIkED7ZOg== X-Received: by 2002:a0c:fa91:: with SMTP id o17mr5789840qvn.36.1623245031513; Wed, 09 Jun 2021 06:23:51 -0700 (PDT) Received: from ?IPv6:2600:1700:e72:80a0:d80d:ae0e:3efe:ebc2? ([2600:1700:e72:80a0:d80d:ae0e:3efe:ebc2]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id 3sm26489qka.4.2021.06.09.06.23.50 (version=TLS1_3 cipher=TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 bits=128/128); Wed, 09 Jun 2021 06:23:50 -0700 (PDT) Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/4] CodingGuidelines: recommend singular they To: Felipe Contreras , Jeff King , Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget Cc: git@vger.kernel.org, gitster@pobox.com, sandals@crustytoothpaste.net, jrnieder@gmail.com, emilyshaffer@google.com, Derrick Stolee , Derrick Stolee References: <60bf2634beff5_1a700820836@natae.notmuch> From: Derrick Stolee Message-ID: Date: Wed, 9 Jun 2021 09:23:48 -0400 User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64; rv:78.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/78.11.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <60bf2634beff5_1a700820836@natae.notmuch> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Language: en-US Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org On 6/8/2021 4:11 AM, Felipe Contreras wrote: > Jeff King wrote: >> On Mon, Jun 07, 2021 at 04:57:48PM +0000, Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget wrote: >> >>> If we use singular "they/them" pronouns instead of "he/him" or "she/her" >>> pronouns, then we can avoid this congitive load on the reader. >>> >>> Using singular "they" is also incredibly efficient. Choosing a gendered >>> pronoun is usually arbitrary between "he" or "she". Using constructs >>> such as "he or she", "s/he", or "(s)he" are more complicated than >>> singular "they". >> >> In general, I do like the efficiency and readability of singular "they". >> As a native speaker, I have no problem reading it, and I have little >> sense that most of my native-speaker acquaintances would, either. > > Does this sound correct to you? > > We thank the reviewer for their helpful comments In the case of an anonymous reviewer (such as a single-blind review of an academic paper), then this is exactly how one should acknowledge a single reviewer. If we know the identity of the reviewer, then we should use their preferred pronouns to the best of our ability. Thanks, -Stolee