based on #12680 but some reductions: some cases were already changed by vim/vim (just according to keikaku) focus on direct mention of the user which was the major concern.
My first and only language is English, so I never considered how other languages use gender as compared to my own.
Honestly, I find the s/he or the s/he/them sort of clunky. they/them feels a lot more elegant from my perspective, but I spend a LOT of time in communities that are openly non binary or at least supportive of that, so I don’t know if it’s language related or learned from my experiences.
So to answer your question, I think the language in the docs now is much easier to understand, and looks better than it did before.
Well… I think recently that people no matter the context attach vaginas and balls to things. Because of how mine language works words usually have endings in female or male form. Thing is… I think context is important. It is like with scissors (this word works the same in my language). The word is ending in plural form, but when you ask someone for scissors you won’t get a whole pack. Word nurse in my language isn’t specifcally ending in female form, but when you ask for one it doesn’t mean you want a woman come to you, unless you explicitly say that you prefer nurse to be a woman for some reason. It is that there is no form which addresses both so you will use form that is most likely, and if a man comes to you there is no shame in that.
I guess maybe world has changed and I stayed the same in that way, or I am thinking in my language while reading english… I’m really not into these gender/sexuality related things so maybe this is also the reason. Maybe in some groups language had already evolved a bit?
Anyway: If it gets information through then it works. Thanks for reply :)
Btw. you should try to learn another language! It is really cool when you can communicate with more people, and it is a nice exercise for brain :)
My first and only language is English, so I never considered how other languages use gender as compared to my own. Honestly, I find the s/he or the s/he/them sort of clunky. they/them feels a lot more elegant from my perspective, but I spend a LOT of time in communities that are openly non binary or at least supportive of that, so I don’t know if it’s language related or learned from my experiences. So to answer your question, I think the language in the docs now is much easier to understand, and looks better than it did before.
Well… I think recently that people no matter the context attach vaginas and balls to things. Because of how mine language works words usually have endings in female or male form. Thing is… I think context is important. It is like with scissors (this word works the same in my language). The word is ending in plural form, but when you ask someone for scissors you won’t get a whole pack. Word nurse in my language isn’t specifcally ending in female form, but when you ask for one it doesn’t mean you want a woman come to you, unless you explicitly say that you prefer nurse to be a woman for some reason. It is that there is no form which addresses both so you will use form that is most likely, and if a man comes to you there is no shame in that.
I guess maybe world has changed and I stayed the same in that way, or I am thinking in my language while reading english… I’m really not into these gender/sexuality related things so maybe this is also the reason. Maybe in some groups language had already evolved a bit?
Anyway: If it gets information through then it works. Thanks for reply :)
Btw. you should try to learn another language! It is really cool when you can communicate with more people, and it is a nice exercise for brain :)
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