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Subject: Re: Some ideas on General Style
From: Tabatha Persad ####@####.####
Date: 6 May 2002 19:26:40 -0000
Message-Id: <20020506192613.UWSX4412.rwcrmhc52.attbi.com@there>

I have to admit, I've never heard the term "Ockers"!  Is that like when all 
my American friends make fun of my Canadian citizenship by calling me a 
Canuck? hehehe... I like to tell people who aren't from there that I was born 
en route from the igloo to the hospital on a dog sled... NOT!  Some people 
actually believe me!

I agree with your statement on speaking without gender.  In fact, I've even 
found that with a little rearranging, you can actually remove a few 
unnecessary words from a sentence when you remove gender!  

Since I am also a fiction writer as well, I get opportunities to write from 
many different perspectives.  I enjoy technical writing because I get to 
write from my POV directly to the reader, which is a nice change for me!

Cheers!
Tabatha


On Monday 06 May 2002 11:16, David Lloyd wrote:
> Just for the record, not all Australians are "ockers" or unable to
> understand language. It's not altogether too difficult to speak without
> gender. I think resisting change simply because one can resist change is
> not a good enough reason to not change...
>
> DSL

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