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runtime(doc): clarify :help inclusion
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Signed-off-by: Ernie Rael <errael@raelity.com> Signed-off-by: Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
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@ -394,17 +394,25 @@ highlighting. So do these:
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You can find the details in $VIMRUNTIME/syntax/help.vim
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*inclusion*
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Vim is for everybody, no matter race, gender or anything. Some people make a
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big deal about using "he" or "his" when referring to the user, thinking it
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means we assume the user is male. That is not the case, it's just a habit of
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writing help text, which quite often is many years old. Also, a lot of the
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text is written by contributors for whom English is not their first language.
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We do not make any assumptions about the gender of the user, no matter how the
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text is phrased. Some people have suggested using "they", but that is not
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regular English. We do not want to spend much time on this discussion. The
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goal is that the reader understands how Vim works, the exact wording is
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GENDER NEUTRAL LANGUAGE
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*gender-neutral* *inclusion*
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Vim is for everybody, no matter race, gender or anything. For new or updated
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help text, gender neutral language is recommended. Some of the help text is
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many years old and there is no need to change it. We do not make any
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assumptions about the gender of the user, no matter how the text is phrased.
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The goal is that the reader understands how Vim works, the exact wording is
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secondary.
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Many online technical style guides include sections about gender neutral
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language. Here are a few: >
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https://developers.google.com/style/pronouns
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https://techwhirl.com/gender-neutral-technical-writing/
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https://www.skillsyouneed.com/write/gender-neutral-language.html
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https://ualr.edu/writingcenter/avoid-sexist-language/
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<
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Note: gender neutral language does not require using singular "they".
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vim:tw=78:ts=8:noet:ft=help:norl:
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@ -7670,6 +7670,7 @@ gd pattern.txt /*gd*
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gdb debug.txt /*gdb*
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gdb-version terminal.txt /*gdb-version*
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ge motion.txt /*ge*
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gender-neutral helphelp.txt /*gender-neutral*
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get() builtin.txt /*get()*
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get-ms-debuggers debug.txt /*get-ms-debuggers*
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getbufinfo() builtin.txt /*getbufinfo()*
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