Re: [boost] Gender neutral documentation

From: Dave Harris (brangdon_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-11-05 08:18:31

In-Reply-To: <uacgkh76q.fsf_at_[hidden]>
dave_at_[hidden] (David Abrahams) wrote (abridged):
> Angus' version is better.
> 
>    This means that if Bind is unneeded the user can discard it
>    completely.
> 
> Of course, "this" needs an antecedent :)
> 
> 
>    For example, if Bind is unneeded the user can discard it
>    completely.
> 
> is much more to the point.

But "is unneeded" again fails to say who doesn't need it, and hence fails 
to say why it isn't needed. It's vague. I think clarity and precision are 
more important than good grammar or political correctness.

-- Dave Harris, Nottingham, UK.