Re:Show HN: I wrote a book about UI [pdf]
by interestica on Friday May 21, 2021 @10:50AM
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Thanks for doing/sharing this. It's a great resource.
And yes, it's absolutely correct to go with "...they will do this" when referring to a hypothetical genderless user. Defaulting to 'he/him' (and presuming a gender) is less and less acceptable.
>"Imagine you have a user who wants to sign up. After (___) sings up"?
"After they sign up, ..." works there and can be used to refer to the singular person. Just make sure the verbs agree ('they sign' vs 'she signs').
One other thing I'd note: you'll almost never hear a native English speaker use the phrase "fill the form".
Now, whether a person opts for 'fill in' vs 'fill out' is another question and seems to vary by english region.
And yes, it's absolutely correct to go with "...they will do this" when referring to a hypothetical genderless user. Defaulting to 'he/him' (and presuming a gender) is less and less acceptable.
>"Imagine you have a user who wants to sign up. After (___) sings up"?
"After they sign up, ..." works there and can be used to refer to the singular person. Just make sure the verbs agree ('they sign' vs 'she signs').
One other thing I'd note: you'll almost never hear a native English speaker use the phrase "fill the form".
Now, whether a person opts for 'fill in' vs 'fill out' is another question and seems to vary by english region.
https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/1514/fill-out-a-...