Sentences with phrase «neutral language»

Where they found difficulty was in trying to change «he» out to more gender neutral language.

In other words, the author finds gender - neutral language easier than the language of repentance.

A first thing to say here is that this dry, neutral language seems inadequate to the events.

He says voters were evenly divided when read neutral language about the casino expansion.

If it is difficult to find neutral language, then the positions on both sides of the issue are set forth so that one point of view is not favored over the other.

• Use technology neutral language that captures the intent of the legislation and will not be made obsolete by newly emerging technologies.

If your child goes to the doctor because of an illness or other condition, discuss the health problem in neutral language and reassure your child: «This isn't caused by anything you did or forgot to do.

Those participating in the discussions agreed that it would not be possible to use the «condescending» language of trusteeship, but perhaps the UN could employ the more neutral language of «constitution building.»

Use neutral language as you act as a mediator, helping them resolve the problem peacefully, or at least reach an agreeable truce.

The site, an intimate tool in the romantic lives of its users, renders no judgment, and therefore normalizes, institutionally, a practice few people had neutral language for in the past.

The NYT opines on the casino amendment wording, urging a judge to rule that it should be restored to the more neutral language originally approved by the attorney general's office.

Approach your colleague using morally neutral language, «I» statements and a forward - looking suggestion.

Another story had stated that the Church of Sweden had told its clergy to begin using more gender - neutral language including terms for «God».

It used overtly religious language when addressing the faithful, but when it addressed the nation it employed the religiously neutral language of natural law, a language suited to the Enlightenment - rooted American political arena.

At the time, gender - neutral language usage was by no means the norm; to the contrary, the mandate marked an attempt by a small elite of scholars to normalize a change that they wanted to see in the English language by imposing that change on the Bible.

I agree that the attempt to discuss both the party and politics in general in a seemingly neutral language of fairness to all and of organisational efficiency plus narrow electoral calculations has pretty much driven political debate out of the Labour Party both in Scotland and in the rest of the UK.

Maybe there is no such thing as completely neutral language, but these current phrases (with their connoted values as subtle as a Rocky sequel) assume one way is inherently better than another — meaning authors will approach the culture with the idea that there is one way, a right way.

She reads, redacts and erases loaded texts, revising the articles she investigates with more accurately descriptive, racially neutral language and images.

The scientists began by adopting neutral language.

First up was the state Public Interest Research Group, which in a release said they were urging members of the media to use neutral language when describing the proposal in election guides and articles.

This name defies the general trend towards gender neutral language, that conceals «women's disadvantage in a range of institutional settings» (Gatens and Mackinnon 1998 xiv), and reminds us that this is a form of gendered violence aimed at mothers and mothering.

After describing a charter school in neutral language, the survey asked respondents if they favor or oppose «the formation of charter schools.»

International Art English (IAE), Ghani's essay explains, can be a safe, neutral language for artists and institutions.

The problem had arisen because, although reg 5 (2) uses relatively neutral language («the treatment is on the ground that the worker is a part - time worker...»), the backing Directive (97 / 81 / EC) states that people shall not be discriminated against «solely because they work parttime».

Stick to the facts and use neutral language.

An easy first step is to use gender - neutral language in job descriptions that will attract a diverse pool of applicants.

-- Take a look at your employee handbook policies and benefits offerings and make sure they use gender - neutral language, rather than gender - specific terms.

(I recognize that there may be legitimate pastoral concerns about breaking with our traditional patriarchal images, but there are also legitimate pastoral concerns that join with a correct theology and proper symbolism to impel us to gender - neutral language.)

«Thankfully, no gender - neutral language is used for God,» Mohler said.

Not only did we become proficient on carriers and carrying techniques, CBWS taught communication comprehension, which included positive and neutral language.

Our workshop registration forms, client information forms, and websites all use gender - neutral language, because families come in all shapes and sizes.

I think RedGrittyBrick's neutral language is very appropriate when one wants to inform people on a controversial topic like this.

Blair Horner, with the New York Public Interest Research Group, says that's a complete departure from the neutral language traditionally used in the past to list amendments on the ballot.

The nonsense over gender - neutral language can be easily dismissed and I'm just wondering how the speakers of most of Europe's languages, bar English, are going to cope as these splendid tongues are steeped with gender affiliations in a way that English is not.

But the two stories that really caught by eye this week related to the news that European Parliamentarians have been told to use gender - neutral language and a quite spectacular poll that was discussed on BBC2's Daily Politics show on Wednesday.

«This is neutral language that allows them to state what they're for instead of what they're against,» he said.

Canada - wide warrant issued for second suspect in assault on man with autism, CTV News Canadian attitudes toward immigrants, refugees remain positive: study, Globe and Mail Critics mock Service Canada's move to gender - neutral language, Toronto Star

The paradox here is impossible to miss: A trailblazing, female English schoolteacher's grammar book — not any contribution by her 18th - Century male contemporaries — was the source of the pronoun rule that has been so reviled by 20th - Century proponents of sex - neutral language and grammar.

In general, Fekete says, the scope of the legislation needs to be made clearer and less broad, prescriptive rules need to be replaced with more general, technology - neutral language that allows organizations to be creative in how they meet transparency and consent requirements.

And what is the impact of using gender - neutral language in our communications?

Bonus: Spot On uses gender neutral language and doesn't assume the user is trying to conceive!

Students are competent in drafting mediation agreements using clear and concise and neutral language.