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• <br /> • <br /> Practical Guide to <br /> . g <br /> Manning the space shuttle, manning the phones, showing <br /> sportsmanship, practicing penmanship, doing a man-sized job . . •. <br /> • . . . that is the language of a male-centered culture. Such language does not <br /> adequately serve our changing society. Women are demanding to be accepted <br /> • and understood as members of the human species. Women•are demanding that • <br /> "' communications between .people be clear and accurate. And language is.• <br /> changing, creating new words that can change our culture, our society, our' <br /> •. humanity. Although this. Guide is not comprehensive, it offers suggestions for• <br /> those who are striving for equality as well as clarity in language. . <br /> • The use of man or mankind to represent humanity collectively •• layman layperson,•nonprofessional <br /> Is ambiguous since it Is not clear whether ft means men only or modern man • • modern humanity <br /> includes women. It Implies that the entire species Is male.Sug • <br /> - <br /> gested alternatives: PRONOUNS. The masculine pronoun "he" falls to represent <br /> Example Alternatives the female half of the human species. Shown below are sug- <br /> man's achievement human achievement gested solutions. They have been applied to the sentence, <br /> mankind humankind, humanity "Everyone is expected to do his job well." <br /> manmade synthetic,manufactured,artificial <br /> manpower • human resources, work force, staff • • Pluralize to avoid gender specific pronoun: <br /> manned space flight human, with crew, staffed, piloted• • "The employees are expected to do their jobs well," <br /> unmanned space flight ...,...mission controlled, without crew, <br /> unstaffed, unpiloted a Rewrite the sentence without the pronoun: <br /> man-hours work hours "Everyone is expected to do the job well," <br /> • manhole conduit, sewer or drain hole (opening) <br /> man the phones staff,operate • • Use double pronoun construction: <br /> man-size sizable,big,large <br /> brotherhood of man • human community "An employee is expected to do her or his job well." <br /> common man average person ............ _. ,- Use they as singular-with-Indefinite pronouns: <br /> family of man human race,civilization <br /> goodwill to man goodwill to people "Everyone is expected to do their job well." <br /> (often used in speaking and informal writing) <br /> 545 <br />