Get over it.
From Strunk and White, which is considered by most professors to be the Bible of grammar.
"The use of he as a pronoun for nouns embracing both genders is a simple, practical convention rooted in the beginnings of the English language."
So get over it already. All men ought to be able to tell that using he to mean a male or female is perfectly rational, not exclusive, and simply part of our heritage of Western culture.
"The use of he as a pronoun for nouns embracing both genders is a simple, practical convention rooted in the beginnings of the English language."
So get over it already. All men ought to be able to tell that using he to mean a male or female is perfectly rational, not exclusive, and simply part of our heritage of Western culture.
Labels: Common Nonsense, Good Grief, Wondrous Tradition
posted by Ambrose at 11/03/2008 04:54:00 PM
2 Comments:
Hear, hear.
Now, in Hungarian, there is only one word for he/she/it... ^_^
Amen!
I developed the habit of using the neutral masculine whenever possible just because it annoys people so much. For instance, when I talk about my first job I'll often say, "Back when I was a paperboy..."
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