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Search Encyclopedia.com pronoun pronoun, in English, the part of speech used as a substitute for an antecedent noun that is clearly understood, and with which it agrees in person, number, and gender. specific gravity specific gravity, ratio of the weight of a given volume of a substance to the weight of an equal volume of some reference substance, or, equivalently, the ratio of the masses of equal volumes of the two substances. specific heat specific heat, ratio of the heat capacity of a substance to the heat capacity of a reference substance, usually water. www.encyclopedia.com /searchpool.asp?target=Gender-specific+pronoun   (581 words)

Gender-specific pronoun - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Gender-specific pronouns are also sometimes used when most members of some group are the same gender, with a small number of members of the opposite gender. The gender-specific pronouns of a language distinguish between male and female people (and often of animals as well). As a courtesy, drag performers, when in costume, are usually referred to with the gender pronoun for the gender they are presenting (for example, drag queens are usually called "she" when in drag.) en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gender-specific_pronoun   (810 words)

Gender-neutral pronoun - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia In English, the only gender-specific pronouns are in the third-person singular: he, him, himself, his, she, her, herself, and hers. Gender-neutral or epicene pronouns are pronouns that neither reveal nor imply the gender or the sex of a person or thing being referred to. The respectful/plural third-person Tamil pronoun "avar" can be used to refer to a gender-neutral third person. www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Epicene%2Bpronoun   (914 words)

pronoun Pronouns are one of the basic parts of speech, along with nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs. In linguistics and grammar, a pronoun is a word that usually takes the place of a noun previously mentioned, such as "I", "me", "she", "it", and so on. The French possessive pronouns (mon, ma, mes, ton, ta, tes, son, sa, ses, notre, notre, nos, votre, votre, vos, leur, leur, leurs) are technically adjectives because they decline into masculine, feminine and plural forms and further agree with their heads (not their antecedents). www.fact-library.com /pronoun.html   (875 words)

Gender-specific job title - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography A gender-specific job title is a the name of a job that also specifies or implies the gender of the person performing that job, such as fireman or stewardess. the third person singular pronoun he), there are gender-neutral versions of nearly all job titles. If gender is relevant, they believe that the words woman or female should be used instead of "lady" ("my grandmother was the first woman doctor in the province"), except if the masculine is "lord" (as in "landlady"). www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Gender-specific_job_title   (802 words)

Gender studies Gender studies is a theoretical work in the social sciences or humanities that focuses on issues of sex and gender in language and society, and often addresses related issues including racial and ethnic oppression, postcolonial societies, and globalization. While work in gender studies is principally found in humanities departments and publications (in areas such as English literature and other literary studies), it is also found in social-scientific areas such as anthropology, sociology, and psychology. Work in gender studies is often associated with work in feminist theory, queer studies, and other theoretical aspects of cultural studies. www.kiwipedia.com /en/gender-studies-1.html   (118 words)

gender Gender is commonly used as a synonym for sex, referring to males and females classified according to genetic differences and distinct primary and secondary sex characteristics. Gender as a linguistic term is a grammatical distinction and applies to words only, generally assigning them to the classes masculine, feminine or neuter. Social scientists use gender to refer to a particular social identity, status, and cluster of roles, that are often (but not exclusively) determined on the basis of sex. www.fact-library.com /gender.html   (222 words)

Re: gender-specific references to Holy Spirit??? In Greek, when a noun is used and a pronoun or adjective is also used to refer back or forward to that noun, then the pronoun or adjective must agree in "gender". In John 16:13 and 14, a "masculine" demonstrative pronoun ("that one") is used to refer to the neuter "Spirit". As the questioner knows, the Greek word for "Spirit" is neuter and therefore, any pronoun or adjective that refers to that word must also be neuter. www.ibiblio.org /bgreek/archives/greek-2/msg00300.html   (245 words)

SoYouWanna avoid common writing errors? Pronouns must, however, agree with their antecedents in number and gender, and many people are not careful enough about this. A pronoun is a word which refers to a subject or object which has already been identified. For example: "When you use an antecedent in the first clause of a sentence, you can refer to it with the pronoun ‘it' in the second clause of the sentence." Pronouns are great things, as speech would be unbelievably tedious without them. soyouwanna.com /site/syws/wrerrors/wrerrorsFULL.html   (2140 words)

math lessons - Spivak pronoun These neologisms are used by some people who feel that there are problems with gender-specific pronouns because they imply sex and/or gender (see non-sexist language). The Spivak pronouns are new terms proposed to serve as gender-neutral third-person singular personal pronouns in English (see gender-neutral pronouns). Sie and hir, another set of gender-neutral pronoun neologisms. www.mathdaily.com /lessons/Spivak_pronoun   (300 words)

Hamilton College - Writing Center - Alternatives to Sexist Language There has been talk about creating a new, non-gender-specific pronoun such as "tey," "e" or "E", but, on the whole, writers and readers are uncomfortable with such a drastic change. general, avoid using different words for men and women who perform the same job, and avoid using a masculine noun to encompass both; instead, use a non-gender specific title. To fix the sentence, we must include both genders in the category of "student." There are several ways to approach this. www.hamilton.edu /academics/resource/wc/AlternToSexistLang.html   (1274 words)

Re: Gender-specific language [was: Re: GNOME Documentation StyleGuide] It covers most situations and we would > not need to use "he" or "she" in a situation where the gender is not > specified. Using a plural pronoun would be totally incorrect here. Grammatically it is correct, but I think using "you" would make all users feel welcome regardless of gender. lists.gnome.org /archives/gnome-doc-list/2001-July/msg00041.html   (308 words)

Non-Sexist Language The masculine-gender pronouns did not reflect a belief that masculine pronouns could refer to both sexes. The practice of assigning masculine gender to neutral terms comes from the fact that every language reflects the prejudices of the society in which it evolved, and English evolved through most of its history in a male-centered, patriarchal society. As a result of the fact that "he" is read by many as a masculine pronoun, many people, especially women, have come to feel that the generic pronouns excludes women. www.stetson.edu /artsci/history/nongenderlang.html   (1819 words)

C o o l e s t . c o m One relatively unique aspect of Japanese is the diversity of its gender specific constructs and their usage. Generally the written language is gender neutral unless transcribing spoken speech or using the characteristics of the spoken language for effect. In the current state of Japanese and its many dialects, speaker gender plays an important role in word choice, sentence structure, tone of voice and more generally the ways in which a person can present him/herself with the language. www.coolest.com /jpfm.htm   (7110 words)

GSA: Pronoun Game When a female college student refers to her "ex" without assigning a gender-specific pronoun to this "ex"; it will be assumed that it is an ex-boyfriend. The pronoun game is the game of carefully choosing how you phrase your sentences. This may be a perfectly reasonable boundary, one that you need in order to function. drusilla.collapsar.net /gsa/essays/pronoungame.shtml   (143 words)

Strunk & White's utility However awkward, words exist today which either sidestep the necessity of using a gender-specific pronoun, use one or the other, or use both pronouns. The most dated, and consequently least helpful part of S and W, concerns their advice about the use of the masculine pronoun he to denote both genders. As the women's movement evolved in the 60's and 70's, the masculine pronoun "he" to refer to males and females became a huge social issue. thesnowqueens.blogspot.com   (679 words)

Pronouns (Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement) If the noun antecedent is gender-specific, use a gender specific pronoun. Generic use of the masculine pronoun to refer to unspecified or mixed genders is no longer acceptable. If the noun antecedent is not gender specific, use one of the following strategies: owlet.letu.edu /grammarlinks/pronouns/pronoun2s2.html   (67 words)

Science Fair Projects - Marain A related comment is made by the narrator in The Player of Games regarding gender-specific pronouns in English. The Culture believes (or perhaps has proved) the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis that language affects society, and Marain was designed by the Culture's hyperintelligent Minds to exploit this effect. Marain is also regarded as an aesthetically pleasing language and functionally beautiful by all those who use it. www.all-science-fair-projects.com /science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/Marain   (264 words)

BGG Thread: Gender Specific Rules Pronoun activists should be sent to Germany or some other country where the native language has all those confusing gender-associations for nouns. Pronouns by themselves may not be an issue, but the use of language to instill prejudice is a well-documented fact. My suggestion is that in general when using the pronoun in the abstract contributors to threads or drafters of documents who are male use 'he', and females use 'she'. www.boardgamegeek.com /article/501981   (2889 words)

GNP FAQ - References — Invaluable; chapter 10 of this book was the source of most of the gender-neutral pronouns appearing in the list above. Gender, Pseudonyms, and CMC: Masking Identities and Baring Souls, a scholarly study of the use of pseudonyms in computer-mediated communication Gender Differences in Text-Based Virtual Reality, A study of gender differences in communications on MUDs. www.aetherlumina.com /gnp/references.html   (3302 words)

LEARA Bylaws - Jan 2001 PREFACE: Any gender-specific pronoun used in these Bylaws will be understood to include the other gender as well. Duties of the President, Vice Presidents, Secretary, Treasurer, and License Trustee or Trustees shall be those customary to the office held, and as specifically prescribed by the Trustees. The members of the corporation at any time may include, and shall be limited to, radio amateurs who hold a valid amateur license issued by the Federal Communications Commission, and who live in or periodically visit the area served by the repeaters operated by the corporation. www.leara.org /learareg.html   (2601 words)

Grammar Grabbers - Uncategoriza ... Bill? Rewrite the sentence to avoid a gender-specific pronoun. It's not acceptable to many people for one gender to be singled out if you are speaking in general terms, e.g., "everyone has his own opinions". Same old problem: the pronouns "it" and "they" have no antecedents. www3.sympatico.ca /bill.cutler/GG-PAGE5.HTM   (722 words)

BBC - h2g2 - Gender-Free Pronouns - Moved - A753833 The views expressed are theirs and unless specifically stated are not those of the BBC. Most of the content on h2g2 is created by h2g2's Researchers, who are members of the public. Most of the content on this site is created by h2g2's Researchers, who are members of the public. www.bbc.co.uk /dna/h2g2/classic/A753833   (276 words)

Write On! This sentence can be fixed by bringing the pronoun into agreement with the noun; however, this leads us back to using either a gender-specific pronoun or the awkward and tiresome “he or she.” A better solution is to make the noun plural. In recent years, many conscientious writers have worked hard to avoid gender-specific language only to fall into another, equally awkward trap involving noun-pronoun agreement. Home health progress notes should be limited to the specific conditions for which social work services have been ordered. www.socialworker.com /writeon.htm   (2055 words)

Wikinfo History It does not come from the word his; however, (see Gender-specific pronoun) some feminists have coined the term herstory (seeNeologism) to refer to history from a female perspective, (see non-sexist language). The term "history" comes from the Greek historia, "an account of one's inquiries," and shares that etymology with the English word story. Historians use many types of sources, including written or printed records, interviews (oral history), and archaeology. www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=History   (400 words)

Is the TNIV faithful in its treatment of gender? Yes - Christianity Today Magazine Though this controversy has focused on gender, about 70 percent of the TNIV revisions are not related to gender but result from advances in biblical scholarship and the goal of greater clarity and precision. The NIV is imprecise because it uses a masculine pronoun instead of a true generic. The answer is certainly related to the heated debate over gender roles in the church—a debate that stirs strong emotions and divides evangelicals. www.christianitytoday.com /ct/2002/011/38.37.html   (2584 words)

Section3 Avoiding pronouns like he or she is much harder, but it can be done; the unnecessary pronouns have been removed from Minnesota Statutes. Drafters are often tempted to write that a rule "supersedes all rules in conflict with this part." Instead of this sweeping statement, try to track down the conflicting rules and state specifically what your rules supersede. Instead of the legalisms such, said, and same, use a, an, the, it, that, them, or some other noun or pronoun or nothing. www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us /arule/Section3.htm   (9203 words)

Hallahan Course Resources: A Short Style Guide for Writers Do not use masculine pronouns (he, his, him, himself) when the person could be either male or female. Capitalize and punctuate the titles of media works according to the official title; short articles, conjunctions and pronoun generally should be lower case. Beware of other unintended gratuitous or stereotypical descriptions of people based on gender, age, ethnicity, handicap or sexual preference. lamar.colostate.edu /%7Ehallahan/hstyle.htm   (939 words)

EQ Commands %O - Returns the objective gender-specific pronoun for the target (Him, Her, It). %P - Returns the posessive gender-specific pronoun for the target (His, Her, Its) %P - Returns the possessive gender-specific pronoun for the target (His, Her, Its). home.socal.rr.com /apothic/123/eqcommands.htm   (6767 words)

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