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| author | Mattias Andrée <maandree@operamail.com> | 2015-07-22 21:50:45 +0200 |
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| committer | Mattias Andrée <maandree@operamail.com> | 2015-07-22 21:50:45 +0200 |
| commit | 3c84884f59bd3709bee4440432b4c9c4b284a233 (patch) | |
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| parent | m style guide (diff) | |
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style guide
Signed-off-by: Mattias Andrée <maandree@operamail.com>
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diff --git a/doc/style-guide-for-documentation b/doc/style-guide-for-documentation index 5e31987..d3e5986 100644 --- a/doc/style-guide-for-documentation +++ b/doc/style-guide-for-documentation @@ -114,7 +114,6 @@ Some examples: - Full form versus contracted form -------------------------------- @@ -129,7 +128,6 @@ itself even if the full sentence makes it unambiguous. Therefore - Inflection of abbreviations, contractions, acronyms and loanwords ----------------------------------------------------------------- @@ -247,3 +245,21 @@ Can't versus cannot Use ‘cannot’ rather than ‘can't’. + + + +Genderneutral form +------------------ + +Genderneutral form is identical to feminine form. +For example, write ‘The user … if she …’ rather than: + ‘The user … if he …’ + ‘The user … if she/he …’ + ‘The user … if he/she …’ + ‘The user … if s/he …’ + ‘The user … if the user …’ + ‘The user … if it …’ + ‘The user … if one …’ + ‘One … if one …’ + ‘… if you …’ + |