w******n
发帖数: 692 | 1 上面说要避免bias的word, 比如有man的词都是不好的，
比如layman, draftman都是不好的，要用lay person,
drafter, 欧的watchman也在list上面，要改成guard. | i*e
发帖数: 859 | 2 right, like chairman, etc. -->chairperson.
【在 w******n 的大作中提到】
: 上面说要避免bias的word, 比如有man的词都是不好的，
: 比如layman, draftman都是不好的，要用lay person,
: drafter, 欧的watchman也在list上面，要改成guard.
| w******n
发帖数: 692 | 3 I am dumb. just type it from the book.
Notice that few of the substitutes include the word person. In the
swings of action and reaction to the sexism-in-language debate.
Person acquired a mild taint and even became the subject of jokebooks.
If there is a workable alternative to person, use it.
【在 i*e 的大作中提到】
: right, like chairman, etc. -->chairperson.
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