[s-b] Prop: Language is useful

["Peter Cooper Jr." <pete@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I submit the following Proposal:

__Language is Useful__
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Remove the second paragraph of Rule 1-5.

Create the following new Section with the enclosed new Rules within it:
__Language__
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__Pronouns__
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Regardless of their semantic gender in the English language, all personal pronouns are gender-neutral. "They" is to be considered an additional gender-neutral singular pronoun when it clearly takes a singular referent. Spivak pronouns (e, ey, em, eir, eirs, emself) are also recognized as gender-neutral pronouns.
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__Typographical Conventions__
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The following are commonly understood conventions. They are not required to be used, but can be used to help reduce ambiguity:
* Surrounding text with two underscores (“__") indicates a Title.
* Bodies of text are defined by beginning with two opening curly braces (“{{“) and ending with two closing curly braces (“}}”).
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__Comment Text__
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Text beginning with two opening square brackets and ending with two closing square brackets (“[[“ and “]]”) is Comment Text. Comment Text within a Game Document is treated as if it didn’t exist and has no effect on the game, with the following exceptions:
* It can be read and used to help clarify meaning and guide interpretation.
* Comment Text is preserved where it occurs, meaning that for example a Motion may create a Rule that has Comment Text within it.
* In this rule, there is no Comment Text, and square brackets are used to describe themselves as symbols rather than being used to delimit Comment Text.
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__English Words__
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A word is defined to be an English Word if it is listed in at least one of the following sources:
* The Official Scrabble Player’s Dictionary, 5th Edition (OSPD5). [[One can check this online at <http://www.hasbro.com/scrabble-2/en_US/search.cfm#dictionary>.]]
* The North American Scrabble Players Association Long Word List dated April 1, 2003. [[Available online at <http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/words/10-15-20030401.txt>.]]
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__Nomic Words__
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A word is defined to be a Nomic Word, also known as an word, if it means at least one of the following criteria:
* It is an English Word.
* It is used as a word in the Body or Title of a Rule, except for those used only within Comment Text.
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-- 
Peter C.
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