Re: Rethinking the design of xwidgets

[Arthur Miller]

Richard Stallman <rms@gnu.org> writes:

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>   > FWIW when a statement is phrased in terms of second person when it 
>   > can just as readily be phrased in terms of third person or without 
>   > any use of a pronoun, it can often come across as much more 
>   > personal.
>
> That is an important point.  Thanks.
>
> Other tips for expressing yourself in a kind way
> can be found in https://gnu.org/philosophy/kind-communication.html.
Indeed. In some leanguages the "you" is used as a third person; where
English speaking would say "one" and for example Swedish or Germans
would say "man", some other langauages would say "you" and sometimes it
can mess with how people's words are percieved. It is what we call a
"kulturkrock" in Swedish; "culture clash" in direct translation, but I
am not sure it is 'a term' in english.