Re: A gender neutral pronoun, was Fundamentalist Nightmare

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From: Fred Welden
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 15:16

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In article <BxI7u1.LwE@unx.sas.com>, saslpo@stevens.unx.sas.com (Len Olszewski) writes:
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|Finally, the execrable solution of overusing the passive voice can be
|applied. This way, avoiding mentioning a subject altogether can be
|achieved. Most will agree that this is the way some of the worst writing
|is performed.

"It will be agreed by most. . . ."


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--Fred, or another blind 8th-century BC  |  sasafw@dobo.unx.sas.com
        Hellenic poet of the same name.  |

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