Wednesday 19 July 2017

Gender fluidity within British Gas

I’ve only been away for a couple of weeks (it seems like years) but this seemed odd to me. 
Am I the only one who didn’t know that British Gas now uses gender non-specific pronouns? 
I received an email about an appointment. 

“Our engineer will call” it said. “They’ll be coming on…” Perhaps there was to be a team of engineers? 
But no. It was just one guy by the name of David. (I assumed he was a he, which he was  they were.

2 comments:

  1. Sometimes, it's important to remember that Ayn Rand's 'Anthem' was a warning, not a DIY manual.

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  2. I taught languages, for my sins, & the use of a plural pronoun to avoid using 'he' or 'she' makes me shudder!

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