[Ads-l] gender-neutral pronoun???

Laurence Horn laurence.horn at YALE.EDU
Fri Apr 27 18:18:44 UTC 2018


Yes, a bit odd unless they really are specifically looking for a (male) nurse interested in hosting an adult female client.  Shouldn’t be hard to find, depending on the predilections and ethics of the individuals involved.  

LH

> On Apr 27, 2018, at 2:05 PM, Dan Goncharoff <thegonch at GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> 
> Or just a too rigorous copy-and-paste...
> 
> On Fri, Apr 27, 2018, 1:54 PM James A. Landau <JJJRLandau at netscape.com>
> wrote:
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>> from a job-opening email:
>> 
>> "We are looking for a LPN or RN interested in caring for an adult female
>> client in in his home"
>> 
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