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Expand Up @@ -43,16 +43,18 @@ that, but swearing/cursing and name calling doesn't really encourage anyone to
help you. Take a deep breath, count to 10 and try to *clearly* explain what problems
you encounter.

Gender-neutral Pronouns
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Inclusive Language
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While not "formally" required, it's better to use gender-neutral pronouns.
Unless someone "indicated" their pronouns, use "they", "them" instead of
"he", "she", "his", "hers", "his/hers", "he/she", etc.
In an effort to be inclusive to a wide group of developers, it's recommended to
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Would it be better to use people instead of developers?

use personal pronouns that don't suggest a particular gender. Unless someone
has stated their pronouns, use "they", "them" instead of "he", "she", "his",
"hers", "his/hers", "he/she", etc.

Try to avoid using wording that may be considered excluding and needlessly gendered,
like for example words that have a male base. For example we recommend to use other
words like "folks", "team", "everyone" in place of "guys".
Try to avoid using wording that may be considered excluding, needlessly gendered
(e.g. words that have a male or female base), racially motivated or singles out
a particular group in society. For example, we recommend to use words like
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Maybe keep the same form, like in the previous block, it's recommended instead of we recommend?

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Fully agree. In the Symfony Docs we never use "we". It was a decision taken a few years ago, so we prefer to keep it. Thanks!

"folks", "team", "everyone" instead of "guys", "ladies", "yanks", etc.

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