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"pay for an OS he doesn't need." Pay for an os HE? doesn't need. I know the hn community isn't exactly sensitive to gender and age issues but come on. Why is t
by poolpool 13y ago
"pay for an OS he doesn't need."
Pay for an os HE? doesn't need. I know the hn community isn't exactly sensitive to gender and age issues but come on. Why is the consumer he? Especially when we are speaking about this mythical "granny."
- josteink 13y agoIt may just be me, but it hardly seems constructive to be nitpicking on a gender-specific article in a sentence which would become convoluted if rewritten to use a gender-neutral form.
- theandrewbailey 13y agoThis is one of the countless known bugs in the English language. You're welcome to try to fix it (the core developers died centuries ago), but the large userbase is unlikely to accept fixes.