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Subject:Re: his/her From:lisa_cavaliere-kaytes -at- WARREN -dot- MENTORG -dot- COM Date:Fri, 26 Mar 1993 12:29:44 EST
> I'm looking for some sort of reference (hard facts) on the use of His/Her,
> He/She. I've seen some things written about it, but now I can't seem to
> locate any of the information.
Wayne,
The Handbook of Technical Writing, by Brusaw, Alred, and Oliu (NY: St. Martin's
Press Inc, c1982) contains some minimal information about the usage of nonsexist
pronouns.
"The Handbook of Nonsexist Writing" (or something like that...
I have the book at home) has some useful information. If you are interested,
I will send you the author and publisher info later.
There are probably a zillion other writing and linguistic books that discuss
nonsexist writing. I read a good book by Robin Lakoff several years ago that
covered this topic, but unfortunately I do not remember the name of the book.
I'll let the linguistic buffs in our group provide you with the vital
statistics...
Personally, I usually try to write using plural pronouns (if/when pronouns are
necessary) and avoid the use of "his or her" altogether.
Lisa Kaytes
lisa -at- warren -dot- mentorg -dot- com
