atw: Friday flame-bait

How to explain tactfully to a client that gender-inclusive language is not "politically correct", it is ACCURATE and COURTEOUS? (One is tempted to quote Dumbledore -- "No, no, these are *manners*.")

In my youth, I protested to a client about the gender-inclusive language he insisted on. He asked why I was so vehement. "Because language shapes reality," I told him, in a voice that hinted at deep and poignant meaning.

"Ah, Laura," he replied. "When I was young, I, too, fought battles I could not win." 

-- Laura "not giving up yet" Goodin
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