Date: Sat, 5 Jan 2002 19:11:05 -0800 From: "Crist J. Clark" <cristjc@earthlink.net> To: Matthew Graybosch <matthew@starbreaker.net> Cc: bastill@sa.apana.org.au, FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: The BSD daemon Message-ID: <20020105191105.I204@gohan.cjclark.org> In-Reply-To: <20020105205934.54b40850.matthew@starbreaker.net>; from matthew@starbreaker.net on Sat, Jan 05, 2002 at 08:59:34PM -0500 References: <200201051947.g05JlX602925@fac13.ds.psu.edu> <200201052057.g05KvJi56360@lurza.secnetix.de> <20020105162959.1226a57a.matthew@starbreaker.net> <02010610521500.01094@BAPhD.gihon.org.au> <20020105205934.54b40850.matthew@starbreaker.net>
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On Sat, Jan 05, 2002 at 08:59:34PM -0500, Matthew Graybosch wrote:
[snip]
> You're right, but I didn't include objects since I've never heard of a
> generic object referenced by "he" or "she".
Ships are "shes."
Another data point:
Strunk and White, still used widely as a style guide, recommends the
use of "he" and male pronouns for persons of unknown or unspecified
gender.
But the final answer is there is no "rule," just one's prefered
style.
--
"It's always funny until someone gets hurt. Then it's hilarious."
Crist J. Clark | cjclark@alum.mit.edu
| cjclark@jhu.edu
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