Re: [Harp-L] overblow begging a question: pronouns ain't our friends

["Dave R. Fertig" <drfertig@xxxxxxxxx>]

Ladies and gentlemen, permit me to suggest, in seeking to communicate with 
precision and without offense, the following rule:

"Pronouns are not our friend."

Yeah, it's poor writing style to eschew pronouns, but doing so provides 
unambiguous clarity in a chaotic email environment.   He, him, they, her, 
she and good ol' it, ain't nothin' at all and all too often the wrong 
thing,  all at the same time.  Even among friends and lovers.

And all of us are at least friends here at Harp-L, even though our human 
tendency to err and miscommunicate often blurs that truth.

So *#@% all y'all!!  And I mean that in the most positive construction 
possible. To you and her and him and the other one too.

Love,

Dave Fertig


(please note - and disregard - the deleted string of previous emails)