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Re: Political Correctness Re: Manmonth or Peoplemonth?
Subject:Re: Political Correctness Re: Manmonth or Peoplemonth? From:Marci Abels <maa5906 -at- CCP -dot- COM> Date:Tue, 27 Apr 1999 06:47:17 -0500
Thank you Rebecca. It is, as far as I am concerned as a technical writer, an
issue of reader perception. I'm not particularly offended by the use of a
generic 'he' - though I do recall as a young girl finding it odd that I was
included in a masculine reference. My problem with using the generic 'he' is
that it does create a problem for some readers. If I can avoid that problem
and still be clear, why would I want to do otherwise? In the question as it
was cited, work hours seems to be more descriptive than man hours in the
first place, so why argue against it?
>BTW, suggesting that anyone concerned with the question suffers from
>immaturity is not, IMO, a productive way to address the issue.
>
>Rebecca Stevenson
>Technical Writer
>Hub Data, Inc.
