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>> The article is from 1989 and this used to be one of the common writing styles back then I’m from the past and that’s not my recollection.
by andrewstuart 2y ago
>> The article is from 1989 and this used to be one of the common writing styles back then
I’m from the past and that’s not my recollection.
- relaxing 2y agoYou probably blocked it out in an act of small-minded cognitive dissonance.
- TillE 2y agoTabletop RPG books c. 1989 were doing all kinds of stuff with generic pronouns. I believe Vampire (1991) primarily but not exclusively used "she". Other games would use "she" for the GM and "he" for players, stuff like that.