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Stating that gender-inclusive language could "provide critical affirmation to students across the LGBTQIAPK gender spectrum", the school guide advised that "one way to achieve this is to take gender out of text".
Other suggestions included replacing terms such as "boys and girls" and "ladies and gentlemen" with words such as "people, folks, friends, readers and mathematicians".
The guide also called on students to introduce themselves in class using the pronouns they wish to use to talk about themselves, eg. "shim", "hir", "they", "we" instead of "me" or "I".
https://www.straitstimes.com/singap...-war-crosshairs-over-inclusive-language-guide
Other suggestions included replacing terms such as "boys and girls" and "ladies and gentlemen" with words such as "people, folks, friends, readers and mathematicians".
The guide also called on students to introduce themselves in class using the pronouns they wish to use to talk about themselves, eg. "shim", "hir", "they", "we" instead of "me" or "I".
https://www.straitstimes.com/singap...-war-crosshairs-over-inclusive-language-guide