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*'''Epicene person descriptions:'''<ref name=":0" /> For example, « <u>Les élèves</u> apprennent leur leçon. »; « <u>L'enfant</u> regarde la télévision. »; « <u>Les juges</u> ont pris leur décision. ». Since singular articles mark gender ("la" and "le"), this functions best with plural forms. It works with singular forms if the noun starts with a vowel, because the article automatically turns into "l'...", which doesn't mark gender. A downside is that there aren't epicene occupational titles for all professions or functions. | *'''Epicene person descriptions:'''<ref name=":0" /> For example, « <u>Les élèves</u> apprennent leur leçon. »; « <u>L'enfant</u> regarde la télévision. »; « <u>Les juges</u> ont pris leur décision. ». Since singular articles mark gender ("la" and "le"), this functions best with plural forms. It works with singular forms if the noun starts with a vowel, because the article automatically turns into "l'...", which doesn't mark gender. A downside is that there aren't epicene occupational titles for all professions or functions. | ||
*'''Grammatically fixed gender nouns and impersonal formulations:'''<ref name=":11" /> The table below shows gendered language on the left and neutral — i.e. grammatical gender that has nothing to do with biological sex or social identity — | *'''Grammatically fixed gender nouns and impersonal formulations:'''<ref name=":11" /> The table below shows gendered language on the left and neutral — i.e. grammatical gender that has nothing to do with biological sex or social identity — language on the right. | ||
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