: Re: What's the modern way to handle gender in tech writing? Back in my day, I was taught to use masculine pronouns. The user chooses a password, and then he types it in the text box.

@Murray831

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Don't use pronouns:

The user chooses a password, and then he types it in the text box.

...becomes:

User chooses password, types it [or "password"] in text box.

"They" is the next best thing in English.

Finally: given that this example actually has 2 steps, consider splitting text into smaller steps:

User chooses password.
User types password in text box.

This repetition (of words, not content!) avoids the need for grammatical reference.

Use some factual references to make it clear how many passwords (!) and which text box.

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