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Documented the house style for gender neutral pronouns.

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Alex Gaynor 2013-11-29 18:39:19 -06:00 committed by Tim Graham
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@ -65,6 +65,19 @@ Primer <sphinx:rst-primer>`. After that, you'll want to read about the
:ref:`Sphinx-specific markup <sphinx:sphinxmarkup>` that's used to manage :ref:`Sphinx-specific markup <sphinx:sphinxmarkup>` that's used to manage
metadata, indexing, and cross-references. metadata, indexing, and cross-references.
Writing style
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When using pronouns in reference to a hypothetical person, such as "a user with
a session cookie", gender neutral pronouns (they/their/them) should be used.
Instead of:
* he or she... use they.
* him or her... use them.
* his or her... use their.
* his or hers... use theirs.
* himself or herself... use themselves.
Commonly used terms Commonly used terms
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