| From: | Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net> |
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| To: | Erik Rijkers <er(at)xs4all(dot)nl>, Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net> |
| Cc: | pgsql-committers(at)postgresql(dot)org, pgsql-committers-owner(at)postgresql(dot)org, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org |
| Subject: | Re: pgsql: Use gender-neutral language in documentation |
| Date: | 2015-09-22 13:14:00 |
| Message-ID: | 56015418.2060405@dunslane.net |
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On 09/22/2015 12:32 AM, Erik Rijkers wrote:
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> - might not be the same as the database user he needs to connect as.
> + might not be the same as the database user that is to be connect as.
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> It is not an improvement. I would like to see this change rolled back.
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I agree this is awkward.
I would use "might not be the same as the database user they need to
connect as." Let's be consistent about the use of they/them/their/theirs
as indefinitely gendered singular pronouns.
cheers
andrew
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