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Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 0/4] Use singular "they" when appropriate
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=C3=86var Arnfj=C3=B6r=C3=B0 Bjarmason <avarab@gmail.com> 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.