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What about..."agreement"? Or just "agree"? "Can we have a gentleman's agreement to" -> "Can we agree to" Fewer words. Well understood. Any inclusivity issues?
by supportlocal4h 7y ago
What about..."agreement"? Or just "agree"?
"Can we have a gentleman's agreement to" -> "Can we agree to"
Fewer words. Well understood. Any inclusivity issues? Ah, the life of an editor.
- scrollaway 7y agoYes, OP could have just said "can we agree to", and in their case that would have worked fine. But I hope you're not proposing to hard-swap "gentlemen's agreement" for "agreement", because those are two very different things.
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- toastal 7y agoI can agree with that. I went with the idiom that came to mind and the connotation/image that I have associated with it, not really considering inclusion. Exclusion wasn't a goal, but despite less 'flavor' (with flavor being subjective and not necessary), "Can we agree to" is probably a better choice.
- supportlocal4h 7y agoFWIW, I didn't have any problem with the original wording. Then somebody pointed out it's exclusivity and I thought, "Hmmm". Then all the gender contortions made me wince. I almost didn't post because I didn't want to be part of that. For the record, my post was not an effort for social equity. It was English golfing. I'm sure there are better golfers.