2023-07-09 07:02:36
Unless you live in a cave, you must have already heard of inclusive writing (we talk about it in our charter). Is it useful? Should we use it or not? You are free to form your own opinion, we will stay away from controversy. What interests us here is to understand the fundamentals of this new form of expression.
What are we talking about ?
This is a question that all primary school students have asked their teacher: if we are talking about a group made up of nine girls and only one boy, why do we say “they are happy”, rather than “they are happy »? The answer to this question is usually confusing: “because it is so”. Obviously, this male linguistic domination is struggling to pass and, more and more, people are looking for solutions to remedy it.
What are the rules of inclusive writing?
In short: there is none. Since inclusive writing is rejected by the French Academy and its use has only begun to spread in recent years, everyone does a little as they want. The most common form is simply to add feminization to the end of words, usually preceded by a period, but lots of systems have been proposed.
Some examples of inclusive writing
It’s impossible to cover the subject in a brief article, but to give you an idea, here are some common techniques.
The point: “All the students are motivated” The hyphen: “All the singers are happy. “The parenthesis: “All the teachers are charming. »The slash: « All the doctors are exceptional. »
One can also look for neutral expressions, for example speaking of “human rights” instead of “human rights”, or even using neologisms, such as “iels” to encompass “they” and “they”, or ” those” to group “those” and “those” into a mixed group.
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