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1912 illustration. In English-speaking countries, the common verbal response to another person's sneeze is "(God) bless you", or less commonly in the United States and Canada, "Gesundheit", the German word for health (and the response to sneezing in German-speaking countries).
For reasons like those above, supporters of gender-neutral language argue that linguistic clarity as well as equality would be better served by having man and men refer unambiguously to males, and human(s) or people to all persons; [30] similarly, the word mankind replaced by humankind or humanity. [31]
Gender-neutral language or gender-inclusive language is language that avoids reference towards a particular sex or gender. In English, this includes use of nouns that are not gender-specific to refer to roles or professions, [ 1 ] formation of phrases in a coequal manner, and discontinuing the collective use of male or female terms. [ 2 ]
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Features of gender-neutral language in English may include: Avoidance of gender-specific job titles, or caution in their use; [36] Avoidance of the use of man and mankind to refer to humans in general; [37] Avoidance of the use of he, him and his when referring to a person of unspecified sex (see under § Personal pronouns above). [37]
Cynthia Fernandez says she was just being polite when she told drivers "God bless you." Here's how her attorney views it: Attorney Greb Noble told News 12 New Jersey: "Ms. Fernandez had a right to ...
It always involves God, because when you will the good of another person, you realize only God is capable of bringing that. So we naturally say, "God bless you." You can bless someone when you will their good under the invocation of God. You invoke God on their behalf to support the good that you will for them. This is the nature of blessing.
Gender neutrality (adjective form: gender-neutral), also known as gender-neutralism or the gender neutrality movement, is the idea that policies, language, and other social institutions (social structures or gender roles) [1] should avoid distinguishing roles according to people's sex or gender.