Originally posted by PonderableI'm not a PC type, I can't be bothered with all that he/she/xe stuff, to me "he" is a generic for humans, like "it" is a generic for animals or "man" is a generic for humans. And you're probably right about the 95% male thing here anyway. 🙂
he? Of course it seems that >95% are male, but then...
Originally posted by KewpieWithout lookig at the earlier post in this thread (which perhaps I should have done), I just would mention that there is a new word in Swedish - 'hen' - which is neutral. When you are not referring to 'han' or 'hon' (he or she), the word 'hen' is practical to use, but it hasn't been commonly accepted so far. Instead of using 'han/hon', just say 'hen'... 🙂
I'm not a PC type, I can't be bothered with all that he/she/xe stuff, to me "he" is a generic for humans, like "it" is a generic for animals or "man" is a generic for humans. And you're probably right about the 95% male thing here anyway. 🙂
Some edits were necessary in this post - it's after midnight and a few glasses of wine...
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Originally posted by Kewpieno can i have the clan forum back instead
If you do, add your vote to Thread 166416
Originally posted by Kewpie..and I thought I was th elast old geezer going for that 😉
I'm not a PC type, I can't be bothered with all that he/she/xe stuff, to me "he" is a generic for humans, like "it" is a generic for animals or "man" is a generic for humans. And you're probably right about the 95% male thing here anyway. 🙂