Re: His/Her v. Their

[Chris Morton <salt -dot- morton -at- gmail -dot- com>]

Hey! I like solo Slash (post Guns N' Roses)....

Happy Friday!    > Chris

On Fri, Oct 26, 2012 at 9:34 AM, Fiona Hanington <
fiona -dot- hanington -at- ericsson -dot- com> wrote:

> I agree with many who have suggested rendering everything plural and using
> "their" as much as possible. However, if there are instances where singular
> is unavoidable, I would use "his or her" rather than "his/her" (*not a
> fan of slash*).
>
> Another idea (although this depends on how lengthy your instructions are,
> among other things) is to set the instructions up in a table. That way you
> could use the 2nd person and the imperative form:
>
> -----------------------------------------------------
>  Step |  Who    |  What
> -----------------------------------------------------
>   1.  |  SME    | Sign the form and return it to ...
>   2.  |  Writer | Record the .... Etc.
>   3.  |  SME    | Verify that...
> Etc.
>
> Fiona
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