"Gender Neutral Language"

If anyone needs a good book on feminism/women's histories (yes there are many) or anything remotely related to the topic which some of you clearly need,I can recommend this:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Feminist-History-Reader-Keith-Jenkins/dp/0415318106/ref=sr_1_1/202-8746696-5282234?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1190660130&sr=8-1

For the record, I use they in my assignments - don't think I've ever written he or she; we're encouraged to write something like this "students are responsible for their books" rather than "each student is responsible for his books"

Standard practice in universities these days.

Reply 41

Ronove

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vickytoria77

If anyone needs a good book on feminism/women's histories (yes there are many) or anything remotely related to the topic which some of you clearly need,I can recommend this:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Feminist-History-Reader-Keith-Jenkins/dp/0415318106/ref=sr_1_1/202-8746696-5282234?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1190660130&sr=8-1

For the record, I use they in my assignments - don't think I've ever written he or she; we're encouraged to write something like this "students are responsible for their books" rather than "each student is responsible for his books"

Standard practice in universities these days.

I think you might want to look over that example you gave there. :p:

Reply 42

apotoftea

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Ronove

I think you might want to look over that example you gave there. :p:

It was an example taken from my student handbook - bar that, I do not use his :p:

Reply 43

Ronove

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vickytoria77

It was an example taken from my student handbook - bar that, I do not use his :p:

I'm pretty sure I'm not being a moron here but please say so if I am... the example should have been
" 'each student is responsible for their books' rather than 'each student is responsible for his books' ".

Reply 44

apotoftea

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Ronove

I'm pretty sure I'm not being a moron here but please say so if I am... the example should have been
" 'each student is responsible for their books' rather than 'each student is responsible for his books' ".

Oh if we're talking singular and plural with direct comparisons then yes possibly - only skim read it anyway

either way - it still doesn't use his/her or he/she :p: