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forestgomp · Joined: 09 Dec 2012 Posts: 1

From http://puppylinux.org/main/Overview%20and%20Getting%20Started.htm :

"If your friend thinks that she has lost data from her corrupted hard disk, boot Puppy and try saving her data! "

Why should the helpless friend be a girl?

pemasu · Joined: 08 Jul 2009 Posts: 5169 Location: Finland

Because many Puppy users are polite gentlemen. It is our knightly responsibility to save her data.

Flash · Posted: Sun 09 Dec 2012, 14:38 Post subject:

Superman doesn't save just the ladies, though he may give them first choice. Laughing

musher0 · Posted: Sun 09 Dec 2012, 17:00 Post subject:

The translator will be sacked. The original French text used the neutral gender. Wink

darkcity · Joined: 23 May 2010 Posts: 2215 Location: near here

I often incorrectly use 'they' as there is no gender neutral singular, but could easily be fixed up with s/he and her/his.

pemasu · Joined: 08 Jul 2009 Posts: 5169 Location: Finland

There is no gender spesific expressions in finnish. I usually read he/she in manuals as gender neutral.
Nice to see that people reacts into it. Makes me feel language-blind....lol.

I still think that he/she expression does not help reading the manuals, but I have used them also....sometimes when I remember...which is not often.

Flash · Posted: Sun 09 Dec 2012, 18:54 Post subject:

I was taught, on pain of receiving a failing grade, to use "he" when I wanted to mean both he and she. I find "their" to be so awkward and against the grain that I just can't force myself to use it. Same with he/she or him/her. "One" works well, if one constructs the sentence correctly. I've never seen it used in a manual though. Smile

Jasper · Joined: 25 Apr 2010 Posts: 870 Location: England

Hi,

I have enjoyed this thread, but I wonder if the translator
was fired with enthusiasm or fired with enthusiasm or both.

FYI - I make all our important decisions, although my wife
does decide what's important.

My regards

musher0 · Posted: Sun 09 Dec 2012, 20:35 Post subject:

Jasper · Joined: 25 Apr 2010 Posts: 870 Location: England

My Lords, Ladies and Gentlemen,

The half time score is:
Canada 4 - 0 England ( musherx hat trick, Jasper own goal).
The England coach has taken Jasper off, Replaced by Jean.

My regards

PS I have only two remaining glitches with my Puppy, both
concern words and I'll seek help here today or tomorrow
depending where and when one sits or stands.

Sylvander · Posted: Mon 10 Dec 2012, 06:39 Post subject:

musher0 · Posted: Mon 10 Dec 2012, 16:51 Post subject:

Jasper wrote:

NeroVance · Posted: Fri 11 Jan 2013, 05:02 Post subject:

This sounds sexist to me, because it assumes that only women need help with this, and the men should fend for themselves.

No seriously, That is what I do think. Personally I'd keep the translator perhaps since screw PC mentality, and I'm not talking about computers there.

Hell, I even have a YT channel which has my somewhat unbarred comments on different things, but I'll leave that to tell people who may actually wish to watch my stuff.