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List:       kc-kde
Subject:    Re: [kc-kde] Introduction
From:       Henrique Pinto <stampede () uai ! com ! br>
Date:       2003-11-16 2:46:27
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On Saturday 15 November 2003 07:37, Peter Rockai (mornfall) wrote:
> No problem with me. The only change i didn't like that much was 'they'
> -> 'he' in the sentence about credit. They is gender neutral and IIRC is
> correct even if addressing one person. If you insist on singular, please
> use she if the gender is not known. I like it more that way :). At least
> when correcting my text. Thank you.

My usage "he" instead of "she" is probably due to cultural differences. In 
Brazil (where I live), when you are refering to a person whose gender is 
not known you must use the equivalent of "he", the equivalent of "she" is 
just plain wrong in that context. Anyway, "they" fits nicely. Again, I 
just changed that because it does not make sense here and I completely 
forgot it was "legal" in English.


-- 
	Henrique Pinto
	stampede@uai.com.br

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