> Confirming up front rather than in request-response, error-correction type exchanges saves some time and some feelings. This is also useful in multinational

> Confirming up front rather than in request-response, error-correction type exchanges saves some time and some feelings. This is also useful in multinational companies. We have hires in other countries, and other cultures, and without reference, I find myself referring to them as they/them... same with some names that could be either Male or Female (Jack springs to mind).