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Add recommendation about terminology (#3079)

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Gabriel Orisaka 2016-08-02 23:25:49 -03:00 committed by Alex Gaynor
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@ -126,6 +126,11 @@ should begin with the "Hazardous Materials" warning:
.. hazmat::
Always prefer terminology that is most broadly accepted. For example:
* When referring to class instances use "an instance of ``Foo``"
instead of "a ``Foo`` provider".
When referring to a hypothetical individual (such as "a person receiving an
encrypted message") use gender neutral pronouns (they/them/their).