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Looking at the examples here, with one small exception I don't see any problems. Using primary/replica instead of master/slave for databases is overdue anyway -
by red_admiral 6y ago
Looking at the examples here, with one small exception I don't see any problems. Using primary/replica instead of master/slave for databases is overdue anyway - not just because of inclusive language but because "replica" is actually a more accurate description of, well, a replica.
The small exception is I'd like to know the context for the "avoid gendered pronouns" one. I'm absolutely fine with using they for a generic unnamed person (e.g. "the user") but when referring to a named individual, if their preferred pronoun is he or she, I hope Twitter will continue to use that.
I'm sure someone could reply with a list of over-the-top examples of trying-to-be-inclusive language, or controversial ones (e.g. the kind JK Rowling complained about) but the ones in this list all look like boring, uncontroversial, won't-hurt-anyone examples.
- chrismorgan 6y agoI find fault with “dummy value”: “placeholder” and “sample” each can overlap in meaning with “dummy”, but broadly mean two fairly different things. And that’s a common thing in these discussions—they routinely replace words with other words that lose either substantial meaning or nuance.
- thealistra 6y agoThere are languages without obvious genderless pronouns without grammatical acrobatics. I wonder how they will tackle that in translations