From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.8 required=3.0 tests=BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,FREEMAIL_FORGED_FROMDOMAIN,FREEMAIL_FROM, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,SPF_HELO_NONE,SPF_PASS autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from mail.kernel.org (mail.kernel.org [198.145.29.99]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 61CEBC48BD1 for ; Fri, 11 Jun 2021 16:12:05 +0000 (UTC) Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [23.128.96.18]) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3E22C613E3 for ; Fri, 11 Jun 2021 16:12:05 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S229634AbhFKQOB (ORCPT ); Fri, 11 Jun 2021 12:14:01 -0400 Received: from lindbergh.monkeyblade.net ([23.128.96.19]:49038 "EHLO lindbergh.monkeyblade.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S229480AbhFKQOB (ORCPT ); Fri, 11 Jun 2021 12:14:01 -0400 Received: from mail-oi1-x236.google.com (mail-oi1-x236.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:4864:20::236]) by lindbergh.monkeyblade.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id D748FC061574 for ; Fri, 11 Jun 2021 09:11:49 -0700 (PDT) Received: by mail-oi1-x236.google.com with SMTP id d19so2269146oic.7 for ; Fri, 11 Jun 2021 09:11:49 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=date:from:to:cc:message-id:in-reply-to:references:subject :mime-version:content-transfer-encoding; bh=c0qL8D/61wcmVUkVSM4JgRkHYWul1LknamSoZcOQgIY=; b=EXmz8j7suMsaViqsUkGf3+GoPEwUq8cVihk9b5vCNbUWWWTslNttk5yq/OmPY2RS46 Y2IveowqwBsLgpuKKPq9z78ND1lY+7l9QEvmzxdIztd/aB+2Dd/sFCfPKCtqcKqwjq7m PaGD5+EdFuMSDZ9+vfu66tZsQfr636eQ3zSWy8frwnOiCtn3+W4NTVUrV2CjksDH8db+ b6gbbQQ4SW/IS0EessSiQGdyZUTDINU5jLElonpXcOGaM0NZLs0G9c7wcOv8PkYNoSNA 7Dc/joMEjd2o0UqaR2i5wJKs4Q/xSxIABRe07Hg7/Av0dkHodimFp4e5OWXLPx6UdA/3 ShiQ== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:date:from:to:cc:message-id:in-reply-to :references:subject:mime-version:content-transfer-encoding; bh=c0qL8D/61wcmVUkVSM4JgRkHYWul1LknamSoZcOQgIY=; b=c3G2WriswUKrjeC03znqlVjMDsL7JyHVPa2M9hdBGDMQPYqzQ5gD0WG2oqgPCvUKqF elba/MB1myl0Yp6sSVj0+ssq45l7YsozO05paxtahU33x2C1P/BMeJf5io89NCmbAtPg ezVtMuq5njo3ce26/kJFj9Ykl7vQlq6PCrzoW7IVJ7q+Faee1GGgXmowfRzH2VxsiC// 89KGZsnL/n7x18GuEHXwUdGjVSmK/wrGxEmLgz7wPdSmPEegcOOtj+tt2vvX5WBUnsy2 9a1wrL0+IAYGh8QWB2daZkJOl0xVcTBtWUV4MZ7b5zphsCvV+IQRyUk86Cy85+wE7mdw HDeg== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM533lpaXZA/Q6VVS2xsM5DU5HtJi3ntUO28VXNPLQ2nk9/T8vGpZU 7nr1bDA/jr1wgZEK/2Xg/Dk= X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJz+dZ/AWVHFHdVwjbpwj243ucCGkkHUf71dPAoux/YJn2PNwIPUzoH+J3706VpxQsNRcJh1eQ== X-Received: by 2002:a05:6808:319:: with SMTP id i25mr1598483oie.95.1623427908366; Fri, 11 Jun 2021 09:11:48 -0700 (PDT) Received: from localhost ([187.188.155.231]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id 16sm1342687otm.57.2021.06.11.09.11.47 (version=TLS1_3 cipher=TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 bits=256/256); Fri, 11 Jun 2021 09:11:47 -0700 (PDT) Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2021 11:11:41 -0500 From: Felipe Contreras To: "brian m. carlson" , Jeff King Cc: Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget , git@vger.kernel.org, gitster@pobox.com, stolee@gmail.com, jrnieder@gmail.com, emilyshaffer@google.com, Derrick Stolee , Derrick Stolee Message-ID: <60c38b3daccc9_85c8208bb@natae.notmuch> In-Reply-To: References: Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/4] CodingGuidelines: recommend singular they Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org brian m. carlson wrote: > Similarly, singular "they" is extremely common in informal written > English (e.g., texts and tweets) and nearly ubiquitous in spoken > English, where people use it routinely without thinking[0]. Singular "they" with semantic plural antecedents, yes, singular "they" with semantic singular antecedents, no. That's like saying we should all eat mushrooms because they have many beneficial properties, which is true... but not *all* mushrooms. -- Felipe Contreras