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=== Epicene person descriptions<ref name=":0" /> === | === Epicene person descriptions<ref name=":0" /> === | ||
For | For instance, « <u>Les élèves</u> apprennent leur leçon. »; « <u>L'enfant</u> regarde la télévision. »; « <u>Les juges</u> ont pris leur décision. ». As singular articles indicate gender ('la' and 'le'), this technique works best with plural forms. However, it also works with singular forms if the noun begins with a vowel, because the article automatically becomes "l'...," which does not express gender. A drawback is that there are not epicene occupational titles for all professions or functions. | ||
=== Grammatically fixed gender nouns and impersonal formulations<ref name=":11" /> === | === Grammatically fixed gender nouns and impersonal formulations<ref name=":11" /> === | ||