Re: [s-d] [s-b] Proposal: de-Spivakify Ruleset

["Daniel Lepage" <dplepage@xxxxxxxxx>]

1. This isn't proper English either. The proper form is "he or she".
2. You probably want to let the Minister of Law correct surrounding
words for agreement as well. Otherwise the requirements to become a
player will read:
    * They is capable of passing a Membership Test, although they may
not be required to take said test
    * They is not currently a Player
    * They has a working e-mail address

And those requirements is ugly.

-- 
Wonko

On 8/8/07, Geoffrey Spear <geoffspear@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I submit the following Proposal, entitled "Spivak is not English":
>
> {{{
> In the Ruleset and the Victory Conditions:
> 1. Replace all occurrences of the pseudo-words "e" and "ey" with the
> English word "they".
> 2. Replace all occurrences of the pseudo-word "em" with the English word "them".
> 3. Replace all occurrences of the pseudo-word "eir" with the English
> word "their".
> 4. Replace all occurrences of the pseudo-word "emself" with the
> English word "themself".
> }}}
>
> I assign this proposal #143.
>
>
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