On 2024-04-02 20:42, Mark J. Reed wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 2, 2024 at 4:14 PM Lawrence Velázquez <larryv@zsh.org> wrote:
>
>     Please refrain from referring to zsh as "she".  The shell is
>     neither a woman nor a ship.
>
>
> That is a ridiculous request.  We use gendered pronouns for inanimate 
> objects all the time in English; it's purely a stylistic flourish, by 
> no means limited to ships. Please refrain from telling others how to 
> express themselves.
> -- 
> Mark J. Reed <markjreed@gmail.com>
In my case I refer to the shell in the feminine because she captivates 
me but I don't understand her, and often I don't know what she wants nor 
how to keep her happy.  However this is the most rancor-free forum I've 
ever been on so whatever keeps the peace. Besides, Lawrence has helped 
me a hundred times so I 'owe him'.