Talk:Cathal Summerfield

Proper pronouns
I understand that "they" and "them" are considered better, but "him/her" and "he/she" are what is used in the book. Shouldn't we stay true to the original source? CoT    ?  00:05, August 24, 2016 (UTC)


 * Actually nevermind, it's really not worth causing a fuss over. The novel's written from the perspective of someone from 1970, so it makes sense that they wouldn't use the most correct words. However, this wiki is not written for the perspective of an early 70s teenager and therefore should just use "they" and "them". CoT     ?  01:24, August 24, 2016 (UTC)


 * "Considered better" by whom? Someone in the story? Or the real world? Seems like Thread:152896, which deals with a similar issue, would apply here. The fact is that saying something like "they was" is going to cause a lot of editing corrections by those who do copyediting but may not be familiar with the story. "He/she", if it's used in the story in question, is more clear for editors. Shambala108 ☎  01:55, August 24, 2016 (UTC)


 * Phew, I was worried about being offensive and/or breaking a rule, but if you say "he/her" is better then I'll change it back to how it was before. CoT     ?  03:02, August 24, 2016 (UTC)