Re: technical terms overhaul

From	Miles Fidelman <mfidelman@meetinghouse.net>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.user
Subject	Re: technical terms overhaul
Date	2020-06-22 15:50 +0200
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On 6/22/20 5:59 AM, Will Mengarini wrote:
> * Miles Fidelman <mfidelman@meetinghouse.net> [20-06/20=Sa 11:58 -0400]:
>> Solve the problem of establishing a good set of gender-neutral
>> pronouns, for English, (and maybe declarations in other
>> languages) - then let's come back and debate colors.
> Here you go:
>    co    cos     cos     coself    co's
>    she   her     hers    herself   she's
>    he    his     his     himself   he's
>    it    its     its     itself    it's
> See <https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/co#English>.
>
> The "co/cos/coself/co's" pronouns were first introduced in 1970 in
> the U.S commune named "Twin Oaks", which was founded in 1967.  It was
> modeled on the community described in B.F Skinner's /Walden Two/;
> see <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twin_Oaks_Community,_Virginia>.
>
> They're in both Wiktionary and Wikipedia:
>    en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:English_third-person_singular_pronouns
>    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender-specific_and_gender-neutral_pronouns

It's only a good solution if people actually adopt and use them. 
They/them/their has caught on, but it's kind of hard to differentiate 
singular/plural when you use them to be gender neutral.

Miles


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technical terms overhaul Eike Lantzsch <zp6cge@gmx.net> - 2020-06-19 21:20 +0200
  Re: technical terms overhaul Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2020-06-19 21:40 +0200
    Re: technical terms overhaul Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2020-06-19 21:50 +0200
      Re: technical terms overhaul Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2020-06-19 22:00 +0200
        Re: technical terms overhaul Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2020-06-19 22:10 +0200
          Re: technical terms overhaul ghe2001 <ghe2001@protonmail.com> - 2020-06-19 22:20 +0200
            Re: technical terms overhaul Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2020-06-19 22:20 +0200
          Re: technical terms overhaul David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2020-06-19 22:20 +0200
            Re: technical terms overhaul Weaver <weaver@riseup.net> - 2020-06-20 02:40 +0200
              Re: technical terms overhaul Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org> - 2020-06-20 05:00 +0200
                Re: technical terms overhaul ghe2001 <ghe2001@protonmail.com> - 2020-06-20 05:30 +0200
                Re: technical terms overhaul Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2020-06-20 06:20 +0200
                Re: technical terms overhaul Weaver <weaver@riseup.net> - 2020-06-20 09:30 +0200
                Re: technical terms overhaul Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org> - 2020-06-20 16:00 +0200
                Re: technical terms overhaul deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2020-06-20 16:40 +0200
                Re: technical terms overhaul Weaver <weaver@riseup.net> - 2020-06-20 21:10 +0200
                Re: technical terms overhaul Miles Fidelman <mfidelman@meetinghouse.net> - 2020-06-20 18:00 +0200
                Re: technical terms overhaul Miles Fidelman <mfidelman@meetinghouse.net> - 2020-06-22 15:50 +0200
                Re: technical terms overhaul deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2020-06-22 19:20 +0200
                Re: technical terms overhaul Paul Johnson <baloo@ursamundi.org> - 2020-06-22 19:30 +0200
          Re: technical terms overhaul Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2020-06-19 23:50 +0200
            Re: technical terms overhaul Andrei POPESCU <andreimpopescu@gmail.com> - 2020-06-20 18:10 +0200
          Re: technical terms overhaul Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2020-06-19 23:50 +0200
      Re: technical terms overhaul Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org> - 2020-06-19 22:40 +0200
        Re: technical terms overhaul davidson <davidson@freevolt.org> - 2020-06-19 23:50 +0200
          Re: technical terms overhaul Ben Caradoc-Davies <ben@transient.nz> - 2020-06-20 03:40 +0200
        Re: technical terms overhaul riveravaldez <riveravaldezmail@gmail.com> - 2020-06-20 00:00 +0200
          Re: technical terms overhaul Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2020-06-20 12:00 +0200
            Re: technical terms overhaul "Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net> - 2020-06-20 14:10 +0200
              Re: technical terms overhaul Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2020-06-20 15:30 +0200
    Re: technical terms overhaul Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2020-06-20 00:00 +0200
      Re: technical terms overhaul Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org> - 2020-06-20 00:50 +0200
        Re: technical terms overhaul Celejar <celejar@gmail.com> - 2020-06-21 05:50 +0200
          Re: technical terms overhaul Weaver <weaver@riseup.net> - 2020-06-21 07:00 +0200
            Re: technical terms overhaul Andrei POPESCU <andreimpopescu@gmail.com> - 2020-06-21 07:50 +0200
              Re: technical terms overhaul Stephan Seitz <stse+debian@rootsland.net> - 2020-06-21 12:20 +0200
  Re: technical terms overhaul fmneto@gmail.com - 2020-06-19 21:50 +0200
  Re: technical terms overhaul Marco Möller <talby@debianlists.mobilxpress.net> - 2020-06-19 22:30 +0200
    Re: technical terms overhaul Doug <dmcgarrett@optonline.net> - 2020-06-19 23:10 +0200
    Re: technical terms overhaul elvis <elvis@dogonfire.com> - 2020-06-20 16:10 +0200
      Re: technical terms overhaul John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com> - 2020-06-20 18:10 +0200
  Re: technical terms overhaul Paul Johnson <baloo@ursamundi.org> - 2020-06-19 22:40 +0200
    Re: technical terms overhaul Eike Lantzsch <zp6cge@gmx.net> - 2020-06-20 01:10 +0200
      Re: technical terms overhaul Larry Martell <larry.martell@gmail.com> - 2020-06-20 01:30 +0200
        Re: technical terms overhaul Nicholas Geovanis <nickgeovanis@gmail.com> - 2020-06-20 01:40 +0200
          Re: technical terms overhaul Larry Martell <larry.martell@gmail.com> - 2020-06-20 01:40 +0200
        Re: technical terms overhaul Ben Caradoc-Davies <ben@transient.nz> - 2020-06-20 03:40 +0200
      Re: technical terms overhaul deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2020-06-20 13:30 +0200
        Re: technical terms overhaul <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2020-06-20 14:00 +0200
          Re: technical terms overhaul deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2020-06-20 17:00 +0200
  Re: technical terms overhaul Default User <hunguponcontent@gmail.com> - 2020-06-19 23:40 +0200
    Re: technical terms overhaul Andrea Borgia <andrea@borgia.bo.it> - 2020-06-20 11:30 +0200
  Re: technical terms overhaul davidson <davidson@freevolt.org> - 2020-06-19 23:50 +0200
    Re: technical terms overhaul rhkramer@gmail.com - 2020-06-20 01:10 +0200
    Re: technical terms overhaul Eike Lantzsch <zp6cge@gmx.net> - 2020-06-20 01:20 +0200
      Re: technical terms overhaul davidson <davidson@freevolt.org> - 2020-06-20 03:20 +0200
        Re: technical terms overhaul davidson@freevolt.org - 2020-06-20 04:00 +0200
  Re: technical terms overhaul John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com> - 2020-06-20 03:10 +0200
  Re: technical terms overhaul Ben Caradoc-Davies <ben@transient.nz> - 2020-06-20 03:30 +0200
  Re: technical terms overhaul elvis <elvis@dogonfire.com> - 2020-06-20 16:10 +0200
    Re: technical terms overhaul deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2020-06-20 19:40 +0200
      Re: technical terms overhaul <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2020-06-20 20:20 +0200
        Re: technical terms overhaul deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2020-06-20 22:30 +0200
      Re: technical terms overhaul "Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net> - 2020-06-20 20:50 +0200
        Re: technical terms overhaul deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2020-06-20 22:40 +0200
          Re: technical terms overhaul "Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net> - 2020-06-20 23:20 +0200
            Re: technical terms overhaul deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2020-06-20 23:30 +0200
        Re: technical terms overhaul Celejar <celejar@gmail.com> - 2020-06-21 05:40 +0200
          Re: technical terms overhaul "Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net> - 2020-06-21 08:20 +0200
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            Re: technical terms overhaul The Wanderer <wanderer@fastmail.fm> - 2020-06-21 19:10 +0200
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                Re: technical terms overhaul Charles Curley <charlescurley@charlescurley.com> - 2020-06-21 22:50 +0200
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                Re: technical terms overhaul davidson <davidson@freevolt.org> - 2020-06-21 23:30 +0200
                Re: technical terms overhaul davidson@freevolt.org - 2020-06-21 23:40 +0200
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