{"id":9502,"date":"2021-08-25T08:30:41","date_gmt":"2021-08-25T06:30:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/englishbusstg.wpenginepowered.com\/?p=9502"},"modified":"2025-09-30T20:49:36","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T18:49:36","slug":"gender-neutral-language","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/en\/blog\/gender-neutral-language\/","title":{"rendered":"Making Sure Your Communication is Gender-Neutral"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='av-layout-grid-1'  class='av-layout-grid-container av-rogoyq-0031dddbd671bf5491f7743ff4ae8778 entry-content-wrapper main_color av-flex-cells  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_layout_row  avia-builder-el-first   container_wrap sidebar_right'  >\n<div class='flex_cell av-p31502-019cbf34198df1a81c315cafb26b699c av-gridrow-cell av_one_fifth no_margin  avia-builder-el-1  el_before_av_cell_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-first ' ><div class='flex_cell_inner'><\/div><\/div><div class='flex_cell av-nbr6tu-509e783a376ddc99ae929c634f61c474 av-gridrow-cell av_three_fifth no_margin  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_cell_one_fifth  el_before_av_cell_one_fifth ' ><div class='flex_cell_inner'><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-jw64h57r-0cc84e98dc888cfe8aa1aae21622660e\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-jw64h57r-0cc84e98dc888cfe8aa1aae21622660e{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-jw64h57r-0cc84e98dc888cfe8aa1aae21622660e hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-3  el_before_av_heading  avia-builder-el-first '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-20il3i-23e157332377ea0a9568cf9f30ec5943\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-20il3i-23e157332377ea0a9568cf9f30ec5943{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-20il3i-23e157332377ea0a9568cf9f30ec5943 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-20il3i-23e157332377ea0a9568cf9f30ec5943 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-20il3i-23e157332377ea0a9568cf9f30ec5943 av-special-heading-h1  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_textblock '><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Making Sure Your Communication is Gender-Neutral<\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-khd6ouia-2e4a8bef09a0043f67f661dcbca524cb '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><em>Our native English-speaking experts at <a href=\"https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\">English Business<\/a> will help guide you through the thicket of gender-neutral language in your business documents.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-kghq78dt-d0beab5181e65331c268fec185a9d4dd\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-kghq78dt-d0beab5181e65331c268fec185a9d4dd{\nheight:30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-kghq78dt-d0beab5181e65331c268fec185a9d4dd hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-6  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_image '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-jw2823qo-c5a1a4e72fd06b6e8d2b63dd2992cf2f\">\n.avia-image-container.av-jw2823qo-c5a1a4e72fd06b6e8d2b63dd2992cf2f img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-jw2823qo-c5a1a4e72fd06b6e8d2b63dd2992cf2f .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-jw2823qo-c5a1a4e72fd06b6e8d2b63dd2992cf2f av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_textblock '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" class='wp-image-9506 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-9506 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/gender-neutral-language.png\" alt='' title='gender neutral language'  height=\"400\" width=\"700\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/gender-neutral-language.png 700w, https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/gender-neutral-language-300x171.png 300w, https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/gender-neutral-language-450x257.png 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-kh23x0id-35d08ad6551c42c7c054bc07cce12d86\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-kh23x0id-35d08ad6551c42c7c054bc07cce12d86 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:9px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-kh23x0id-35d08ad6551c42c7c054bc07cce12d86 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Photo credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/photos\/IDxuUey3M5E\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun BCX0 SCXW129893944\">Sharon McCutcheon<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-kghq78dt-d0beab5181e65331c268fec185a9d4dd\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-kghq78dt-d0beab5181e65331c268fec185a9d4dd{\nheight:30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-kghq78dt-d0beab5181e65331c268fec185a9d4dd hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-9  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-jw2840sd-a46ab5df0baa4ba1772e8ac5ed70f824 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Efforts to create gender-neutral forms of language have recently spurred a heated debate in Germany. The German language is known for both its expressiveness and for forming long composite words. As the nation suffered through the coronavirus crisis, would any other language have come up with \u201cMindestabstandsregelungen\u201d (minimum-distance regulations) for the \u201cAnderthalbmetergesellschaft\u201d (one-and-a-half-meter society)? Yet despite this linguistic flexibility, people in Germany are having a hard time agreeing on how to express gender neutrality.<\/p>\n<p>German, like many other languages, genders words. Pupils are taught by a male <em>Lehrer<\/em> or a female <em>Lehrerin<\/em>; at a hospital, you might be treated by a male <em>Arzt<\/em> or a female <em>\u00c4rztin<\/em>. When speaking in more general terms, however, the masculine plural form of the noun is used to address everyone: a call for all <em>B\u00fcrger<\/em> \u2013 (male) citizens \u2013 to follow coronavirus rules is of course also meant to apply to Germany\u2019s <em>B\u00fcrgerinnen<\/em>. This plural form,\u00a0known as the generic masculine,\u00a0has set off an increasingly polarised <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.eu\/article\/debate-over-gender-inclusive-neutral-language-divides-germany\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">debate<\/a> that has involved courts, dictionary publishers and the government.<\/p>\n<p>Some of <a href=\"https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/references\/\">EnglishBusiness\u2019s clients<\/a>, naturally aware of the controversy swirling around the subject, have expressed interest in making sure their English-language documents are gender-inclusive.<\/p>\n<h2>Translating Gendered Into Gender-Inclusive Language<\/h2>\n<p>Our solution: the <a href=\"https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/translation\/\">translators and editors<\/a> at EnglishBusiness now use the singular \u201cthey\u201d in English. Our German clients frequently insert a note in their (German) texts saying that, while they use the masculine form for clarity, all genders are meant. Our approach is to translate the segment that contains this addendum and to then add a comment for the client noting the difference in the languages. This note says that the singular \u201cthey\u201d has been used, and that it is unnecessary to include a comment regarding the masculine form in the final published English document.<\/p>\n<h2>What is This Singular \u201cThey\u201d, Anyway?<\/h2>\n<p>The Associated Press Stylebook (AP), a must-have reference for writers, editors, students and professionals, provides guidelines for spelling, language, punctuation, usage and style. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.apstylebook.com\/ap_stylebook\/gender-neutral-language\">AP Stylebook<\/a> has a lot to say about gender-neutral language. Much of it is not necessarily useful when you\u2019re writing business reports, but it\u2019s a good resource to have on hand so you can make sure your written communication is balanced.<\/p>\n<h2>Here\u2019s what the AP says about the singular \u201cthey\u201d:<\/h2>\n<p><strong><em>They, them, their<\/em> \u2013 <\/strong>In most cases, a plural pronoun should agree in number with the antecedent: <em>The children love the books their uncle gave them. They\/them\/their <\/em>is acceptable in limited cases as a singular and\/or gender-neutral pronoun when alternative wording is overly awkward or clumsy. However, <strong>rewording usually is possible and always is preferable <\/strong>(emphasis ours). Clarity is a top priority; gender-neutral use of a singular <em>they<\/em> is unfamiliar to many readers.<\/p>\n<p>As we have emphasised above, the best solution in our opinion is to reword phrases so you can avoid using the masculine pronouns \u201che\u201d or \u201chis\u201d to refer to all people. A good reference with ideas for the singular \u201cthey\u201d and for rewording is provided by the Canadian Government\u2019s Department of Justice, which you can find <a href=\"https:\/\/canada.justice.gc.ca\/eng\/rp-pr\/csj-sjc\/legis-redact\/legistics\/p1p15.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-kghq78dt-d0beab5181e65331c268fec185a9d4dd\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-kghq78dt-d0beab5181e65331c268fec185a9d4dd{\nheight:30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-kghq78dt-d0beab5181e65331c268fec185a9d4dd hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-11  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_icon_box '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<article  class='iconbox iconbox_left av-ksrclq8s-ff0ecb5095423969affa8446a6c062f1  avia-builder-el-12  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_hr '  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class=\"iconbox_content\"><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><div class=\"iconbox_icon heading-color\" aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue864' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/div><h3 class='iconbox_content_title '  itemprop=\"headline\" >Here\u2019s an example of the use of the singular \u201cthey\u201d.<\/h3><\/header><div class='iconbox_content_container '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Instead of: <\/strong>Every taxpayer shall file <strong>his <\/strong>tax return no later than 30 April of the year following the year in which <strong>he<\/strong> earned the income on which <strong>he <\/strong>is paying taxes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Consider this: <\/strong>Every taxpayer shall file <strong>their<\/strong> tax return no later than 30 April of the year following the year in which <strong>they<\/strong> earned the income on which <strong>they <\/strong>are paying taxes.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><\/article><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-kghq78dt-d0beab5181e65331c268fec185a9d4dd\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-kghq78dt-d0beab5181e65331c268fec185a9d4dd{\nheight:30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-kghq78dt-d0beab5181e65331c268fec185a9d4dd hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-13  el_after_av_icon_box  el_before_av_image '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-jw2823qo-bf6a655ae944bf6709adb09e53693b41\">\n.avia-image-container.av-jw2823qo-bf6a655ae944bf6709adb09e53693b41 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-jw2823qo-bf6a655ae944bf6709adb09e53693b41 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-jw2823qo-bf6a655ae944bf6709adb09e53693b41 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-14  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_textblock '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" class='wp-image-9507 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-9507 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/gender-neutral-language-pronouns.png\" alt='' title='gender neutral language pronouns'  height=\"400\" width=\"700\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/gender-neutral-language-pronouns.png 700w, https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/gender-neutral-language-pronouns-300x171.png 300w, https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/gender-neutral-language-pronouns-450x257.png 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-kh23x0id-35d08ad6551c42c7c054bc07cce12d86\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-kh23x0id-35d08ad6551c42c7c054bc07cce12d86 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:9px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-kh23x0id-35d08ad6551c42c7c054bc07cce12d86 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Photo credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/photos\/90bg59HzXxE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun BCX0 SCXW129893944\">Kathie Rainbow<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-kghq78dt-d0beab5181e65331c268fec185a9d4dd\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-kghq78dt-d0beab5181e65331c268fec185a9d4dd{\nheight:30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-kghq78dt-d0beab5181e65331c268fec185a9d4dd hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-16  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_icon_box '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<article  class='iconbox iconbox_left av-ksrcs4py-f7e1d4f23e0cc71b7fe63892f2f2fac7  avia-builder-el-17  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_hr '  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class=\"iconbox_content\"><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><div class=\"iconbox_icon heading-color\" aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue864' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/div><h3 class='iconbox_content_title '  itemprop=\"headline\" >Three More Options for Gender-Neutral Phrasing<\/h3><\/header><div class='iconbox_content_container '  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1. Use a neutral word or phrase such as \u201cperson\u201d or \u201cindividual\u201d<\/strong> (<strong>the<\/strong> position rather than <strong>his<\/strong>)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">After the term of a member ends, <strong>he<\/strong> may carry out the duties of a member in respect of a matter that was referred to the Commission under subsection 26(4) while <strong>he<\/strong> was a member.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Consider this: <\/strong>After a person\u2019s term as a member ends, <strong>the person<\/strong> may carry out any duties of a member in respect of a matter that was referred to the Commission under subsection 26(4) while <strong>the person<\/strong> was a member.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2. Define the term and repeat that noun.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Instead of: <\/strong>If a judge is satisfied that it is reasonable in the circumstances to do so, <strong>he<\/strong> must issue a warrant.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Consider this: <\/strong>If a judge is satisfied that it is reasonable in the circumstances to do so, <strong>the judge<\/strong> must issue a warrant.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">This technique must be used with caution since it may become too cumbersome if the noun is repeated several times.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>3. Rewrite the sentence to eliminate the pronoun completely (our favorite option!).<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Instead of: <\/strong>A fisheries officer may issue a fishing licence and <strong>he<\/strong> may register the licence if <strong>he<\/strong> considers that the applicant has met the licence requirements.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Consider this: <\/strong>A fisheries officer may issue and <strong>register<\/strong> a licence <strong>after determining<\/strong> that the applicant has met the licence requirements.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><\/article><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-kghq78dt-d0beab5181e65331c268fec185a9d4dd\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-kghq78dt-d0beab5181e65331c268fec185a9d4dd{\nheight:30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-kghq78dt-d0beab5181e65331c268fec185a9d4dd hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-18  el_after_av_icon_box  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-ksr9onzv-214f56f6c68c664401c2b573412c7336 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2>The <a href=\"https:\/\/canada.justice.gc.ca\/eng\/rp-pr\/csj-sjc\/legis-redact\/legistics\/p1p15.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Canadian Government website<\/a> also provides a chart to show examples of rewording:<\/h2>\n<table style=\"height: 447px;\" width=\"679\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"106\"><strong>Avoid<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"106\"><strong>Use<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"106\">chairman<\/td>\n<td width=\"106\">chairperson (or \u201cchair\u201d less formally)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"106\">fireman<\/td>\n<td width=\"106\">firefighter<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"106\">policeman<\/td>\n<td width=\"106\">police officer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"106\">businessman<\/td>\n<td width=\"106\">business executive\/entrepreneur\/business person<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"106\">workman<\/td>\n<td width=\"106\">worker<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"106\">foreman<\/td>\n<td width=\"106\">supervisor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"106\">cameraman<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">camera operator<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"106\">mailman<\/td>\n<td width=\"106\">letter carrier<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"106\">waiter\/waitress<\/td>\n<td width=\"106\">server<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"106\">stewardess<\/td>\n<td width=\"106\">flight attendant<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" width=\"106\">fisherman<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" width=\"106\">fisher<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>An additional guideline for gender-inclusive language in English is provided <a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/en\/gender-inclusive-language\/guidelines.shtml\">here<\/a> by the United Nations.<\/p>\n<h2>Legal Texts Require Special Attention<\/h2>\n<p>Translating legal texts is challenging because clarity is essential. While there is increasing social acceptance of the singular \u201cthey\u201d, a court has not yet ruled on its interpretation in contracts.\u00a0 Similarly, the use of the plural \u201cthey\u201d in legal documents can be misleading. For instance, an employment offer is usually not made to a number of people but to one individual. Creativity and rewording of the clause are often necessary. The National Law Review has a useful article on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.natlawreview.com\/article\/how-to-write-gender-neutral-contracts\">How to Write Gender-Neutral Contracts<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Rewording for Success<\/h2>\n<p>Sometimes things can get a little awkward and silly when people try their best to come up with non-gendered language. One writer asked the AP:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Instead of using the word \u201cmiddleman\u201d, would it be appropriate to say \u201cmiddleperson\u201d and if so, would you hyphenate it?<\/p>\n<p>The AP answered:<\/p>\n<p>While some <em>-person<\/em> constructions, such as <em>chairperson<\/em> and <em>spokesperson<\/em>, are commonly used, avoid tortured or unfamiliar constructions such as <em>snowperson,<\/em> <em>baseperson<\/em> or <em>freshperson<\/em>. Similarly, don\u2019t use <em>siblinghood<\/em> in place of <em>brotherhood<\/em> or <em>sisterhood<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Instead, how about a different word altogether? <em>Intermediary<\/em> and <em>go-between<\/em> are two options.<\/p>\n<p>Writing is an art, not a science. When in doubt, reword!<\/p>\n<h2>What About Gender-Inclusive Language in German?<\/h2>\n<p>We\u2019ve found an interesting resource for German writers looking for inspired alternatives to gender-based terms. <a href=\"https:\/\/geschicktgendern.de\/\">Geschickt gendern<\/a> is a dictionary that provides minimally awkward substitutes such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Gesch\u00e4ftspartner<\/em> (business partner) vs. gesch\u00e4ftliche Verbindung; gesch\u00e4ftlicher Kontakt<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\">Wir danken allen Gesch\u00e4ftspartnern und Freunden<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Wir danken allen gesch\u00e4ftlichen Kontakten und unserem Freundeskreis.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Muttersprachler <\/em>(native speaker) vs. Person mit der Erstsprache XYZ; Person, die XYZ als Erstsprache spricht<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\">F\u00fcr diese Stelle suchen wir einen englischen Muttersprachler.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr diese Stelle suchen wir eine Person, deren erste Sprache Englisch ist.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-kghq78dt-d0beab5181e65331c268fec185a9d4dd\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-kghq78dt-d0beab5181e65331c268fec185a9d4dd{\nheight:30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-kghq78dt-d0beab5181e65331c268fec185a9d4dd hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-20  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-ksr9onzv-214f56f6c68c664401c2b573412c7336 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><em>Our native English-speaking translators and editors will help guide you through the thicket of gender-neutral language. <a href=\"https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/contact\/\">Contact EnglishBusiness<\/a> for a consultation; we look forward to being the business partner for all your English reporting needs.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-m91dcy-e7a3efd425b5ea6d467b91c3f3ed7d8c\">\n.flex_cell.av-m91dcy-e7a3efd425b5ea6d467b91c3f3ed7d8c{\nvertical-align:top;\n}\n.responsive #top #wrap_all .flex_cell.av-m91dcy-e7a3efd425b5ea6d467b91c3f3ed7d8c{\npadding:30px 30px 30px 30px !important;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class='flex_cell av-m91dcy-e7a3efd425b5ea6d467b91c3f3ed7d8c av-gridrow-cell av_one_fifth no_margin av-hide-on-mobile  avia-builder-el-22  el_after_av_cell_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-last ' ><div class='flex_cell_inner'><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-jw64h57r-0cc84e98dc888cfe8aa1aae21622660e\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-jw64h57r-0cc84e98dc888cfe8aa1aae21622660e{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-jw64h57r-0cc84e98dc888cfe8aa1aae21622660e hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-23  el_before_av_four_fifth  avia-builder-el-first '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-7jyyg-46e65adea268034478255e3989107c2c\">\n.flex_column.av-7jyyg-46e65adea268034478255e3989107c2c{\n-webkit-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n-moz-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-7jyyg-46e65adea268034478255e3989107c2c av_four_fifth  avia-builder-el-24  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_hr  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><p><section  class='av_textblock_section av-kojxjfeh-d201d979412f804cbd26f3d3b20b5494 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>This post was written by<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/blog\/author\/brenda-benthien\/\"><b>Brenda Benthien<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-kojxijrz-e810cfd96d48288573ea564db200b3f9\">\n.avia-image-container.av-kojxijrz-e810cfd96d48288573ea564db200b3f9 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-kojxijrz-e810cfd96d48288573ea564db200b3f9 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-kojxijrz-e810cfd96d48288573ea564db200b3f9 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-26  el_after_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-last '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/blog\/author\/Sebastian-cuevas\/\" class='avia_image' ><img decoding=\"async\" class='wp-image-4926 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-4926 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/csm_Brenda_19b1182f52-300x300.png\" alt='Brenda Benthien' title=''  height=\"300\" width=\"300\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/csm_Brenda_19b1182f52-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/csm_Brenda_19b1182f52-80x80.png 80w, https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/csm_Brenda_19b1182f52-36x36.png 36w, https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/csm_Brenda_19b1182f52-180x180.png 180w, https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/csm_Brenda_19b1182f52-120x120.png 120w, https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/csm_Brenda_19b1182f52-450x450.png 450w, https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/csm_Brenda_19b1182f52.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-jw64h57r-0cc84e98dc888cfe8aa1aae21622660e\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-jw64h57r-0cc84e98dc888cfe8aa1aae21622660e{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-jw64h57r-0cc84e98dc888cfe8aa1aae21622660e hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-27  el_after_av_four_fifth  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-jw66c68a-5470e9767252e2a27b26351702bd1041 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Join our<br \/>\nnetwork:<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-nbyhk-0d65a4a9e003016faed6c5885be54d30\">\n.flex_column.av-nbyhk-0d65a4a9e003016faed6c5885be54d30{\n-webkit-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n-moz-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-nbyhk-0d65a4a9e003016faed6c5885be54d30 av_one_third  avia-builder-el-29  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_one_third  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-jw63xcqg-35e3c6b706396cd539b6e5c51a86d1da\">\n.av_font_icon.av-jw63xcqg-35e3c6b706396cd539b6e5c51a86d1da{\ncolor:#63b0e8;\nborder-color:#63b0e8;\n}\n.av_font_icon.av-jw63xcqg-35e3c6b706396cd539b6e5c51a86d1da .av-icon-char{\nfont-size:40px;\nline-height:40px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<span  class='av_font_icon av-jw63xcqg-35e3c6b706396cd539b6e5c51a86d1da avia_animate_when_visible av-icon-style- avia-icon-pos-left'><a href='https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/englishbusiness-ag\/' target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class='av-icon-char' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue8fc' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-44tpdk-4cac18e77949fd433b9b8f28deed7537\">\n.flex_column.av-44tpdk-4cac18e77949fd433b9b8f28deed7537{\n-webkit-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n-moz-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-44tpdk-4cac18e77949fd433b9b8f28deed7537 av_one_third  avia-builder-el-31  el_after_av_one_third  el_before_av_one_third  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-jw63qy0a-09e17ff86dfadb04f07869f61a29567a\">\n.av_font_icon.av-jw63qy0a-09e17ff86dfadb04f07869f61a29567a{\ncolor:#5f8789;\nborder-color:#5f8789;\n}\n.av_font_icon.av-jw63qy0a-09e17ff86dfadb04f07869f61a29567a .av-icon-char{\nfont-size:40px;\nline-height:40px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<span  class='av_font_icon av-jw63qy0a-09e17ff86dfadb04f07869f61a29567a avia_animate_when_visible av-icon-style- avia-icon-pos-left'><a href='https:\/\/www.xing.com\/companies\/englishbusinessagweexpandyourglobalreach' target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class='av-icon-char' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue923' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-2c567s-009a8b9df31b401717b02da852e56f3c\">\n.flex_column.av-2c567s-009a8b9df31b401717b02da852e56f3c{\n-webkit-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n-moz-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-2c567s-009a8b9df31b401717b02da852e56f3c av_one_third  avia-builder-el-33  el_after_av_one_third  el_before_av_hr  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-jw63ygmn-94eb4d794a761292e8880f831c631213\">\n.av_font_icon.av-jw63ygmn-94eb4d794a761292e8880f831c631213{\ncolor:#338ae8;\nborder-color:#338ae8;\n}\n.av_font_icon.av-jw63ygmn-94eb4d794a761292e8880f831c631213 .av-icon-char{\nfont-size:40px;\nline-height:40px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<span  class='av_font_icon av-jw63ygmn-94eb4d794a761292e8880f831c631213 avia_animate_when_visible av-icon-style- avia-icon-pos-left'><a href='https:\/\/twitter.com\/englishbusiness?lang=de' target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class='av-icon-char' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue8f1' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-jw64h57r-0cc84e98dc888cfe8aa1aae21622660e\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-jw64h57r-0cc84e98dc888cfe8aa1aae21622660e{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-jw64h57r-0cc84e98dc888cfe8aa1aae21622660e hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-35  el_after_av_one_third  el_before_av_sidebar '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id='av-layout-grid-2'  class='av-layout-grid-container av-6z5cp4-bede292262139ef2a704cfc17748a621 entry-content-wrapper main_color av-flex-cells  avia-builder-el-37  el_after_av_layout_row  avia-builder-el-last  grid-row-not-first  container_wrap sidebar_right'  >\n<div class='flex_cell av-5tfic8-a579b29c0927db44129233f40ee8082e av-gridrow-cell av_one_fifth no_margin  avia-builder-el-38  el_before_av_cell_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-first ' ><div class='flex_cell_inner'><\/div><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-4vdxyw-0e52abacfe194c98057f37a49a5527c7\">\n.flex_cell.av-4vdxyw-0e52abacfe194c98057f37a49a5527c7{\nvertical-align:top;\n}\n.responsive #top #wrap_all .flex_cell.av-4vdxyw-0e52abacfe194c98057f37a49a5527c7{\npadding:30px 30px 30px 30px !important;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class='flex_cell av-4vdxyw-0e52abacfe194c98057f37a49a5527c7 av-gridrow-cell av_three_fifth no_margin  avia-builder-el-39  el_after_av_cell_one_fifth  el_before_av_cell_one_fifth ' ><div class='flex_cell_inner'>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-5ualwp-2f81f3e6ee30b31d61e73cb2e55156f9\">\n.flex_column.av-5ualwp-2f81f3e6ee30b31d61e73cb2e55156f9{\n-webkit-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n-moz-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-5ualwp-2f81f3e6ee30b31d61e73cb2e55156f9 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-40  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><p><section  class='av_textblock_section av-jozq17ik-c6853285194359f8de34531aab363000 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Other interesting articles:<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<div  class='av-alb-blogposts template-blog  av-blog-meta-category-disabled '  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Blog\" ><article class=\"post-entry post-entry-type-standard post-entry-12485 post-loop-1 post-parity-odd single-small with-slider post-12485 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-press-releases\"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" ><div class=\"blog-meta\"><a href='https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/en\/blog\/englishbusiness-announces-strategic-partnership-with-deepl-to-empower-clients-with-safe-informed-ai-translation-solutions\/' class='small-preview'  title=\"EnglishBusiness Announces Strategic Partnership with DeepL to Empower Clients with Safe, Informed AI Translation Solutions\"   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/negotiation_to_win-180x180.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-4050 avia-img-lazy-loading-4050 attachment-square size-square wp-post-image\" alt=\"Negotiating to Win\" srcset=\"https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/negotiation_to_win-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/negotiation_to_win-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/negotiation_to_win-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/negotiation_to_win-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/negotiation_to_win-450x450.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><span class=\"iconfont\" aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue836' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/a><\/div><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix standard-content'><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><div class=\"av-heading-wrapper\"><h2 class='post-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/en\/blog\/englishbusiness-announces-strategic-partnership-with-deepl-to-empower-clients-with-safe-informed-ai-translation-solutions\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link: EnglishBusiness Announces Strategic Partnership with DeepL to Empower Clients with Safe, Informed AI Translation Solutions\">EnglishBusiness Announces Strategic Partnership with DeepL to Empower Clients with Safe, Informed AI Translation Solutions<span class=\"post-format-icon minor-meta\"><\/span><\/a><\/h2><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/en\/blog\/category\/press-releases\/\" rel=\"tag\">Press Releases<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/header><span class=\"av-vertical-delimiter\"><\/span><div class=\"entry-content\"  itemprop=\"text\" ><div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/en\/blog\/englishbusiness-announces-strategic-partnership-with-deepl-to-empower-clients-with-safe-informed-ai-translation-solutions\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class=\"more-link-arrow\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><span class=\"post-meta-infos\"><time class=\"date-container minor-meta updated\"  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2025-09-16T21:47:57+02:00\" >16 September 2025<\/time><span class=\"text-sep\">\/<\/span><span class=\"blog-author minor-meta\">by <span class=\"entry-author-link\"  itemprop=\"author\" ><span class=\"author\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/en\/blog\/author\/anthonyl\/\" title=\"Posts by Tony\" rel=\"author\">Tony<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><div class='post_delimiter'><\/div><\/div><div class=\"post_author_timeline\"><\/div><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/negotiation_to_win.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>840<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>1440<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>Tony<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/1_Logo_EB_4c_Claim_grau_M_300dpi_25cm.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>Tony<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2025-09-16T21:47:57+02:00\" >2025-09-16 21:47:57<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2025-09-30 20:49:23<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>EnglishBusiness Announces Strategic Partnership with DeepL to Empower Clients with Safe, Informed AI Translation Solutions<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class=\"post-entry post-entry-type-standard post-entry-8318 post-loop-2 post-parity-even single-small with-slider post-8318 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-translation tag-copy-writing tag-international-business tag-translation-business\"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" ><div class=\"blog-meta\"><a href='https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/en\/blog\/translation-or-localisation-how-to-tailor-texts-to-the-global-market\/' class='small-preview'  title=\"Translation or localisation? How to tailor texts to the global market\"   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Writing-for-international-markets-180x180.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-8319 avia-img-lazy-loading-8319 attachment-square size-square wp-post-image\" alt=\"Writing for international markets\" srcset=\"https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Writing-for-international-markets-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Writing-for-international-markets-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Writing-for-international-markets-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Writing-for-international-markets-120x120.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><span class=\"iconfont\" aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue836' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/a><\/div><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix standard-content'><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><div class=\"av-heading-wrapper\"><h2 class='post-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/en\/blog\/translation-or-localisation-how-to-tailor-texts-to-the-global-market\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link: Translation or localisation? How to tailor texts to the global market\">Translation or localisation? How to tailor texts to the global market<span class=\"post-format-icon minor-meta\"><\/span><\/a><\/h2><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/en\/blog\/category\/translation\/\" rel=\"tag\">Translation<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/header><span class=\"av-vertical-delimiter\"><\/span><div class=\"entry-content\"  itemprop=\"text\" ><div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/en\/blog\/translation-or-localisation-how-to-tailor-texts-to-the-global-market\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class=\"more-link-arrow\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><span class=\"post-meta-infos\"><time class=\"date-container minor-meta updated\"  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2023-06-07T12:30:49+02:00\" >7 June 2023<\/time><span class=\"text-sep\">\/<\/span><span class=\"blog-author minor-meta\">by <span class=\"entry-author-link\"  itemprop=\"author\" ><span class=\"author\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/en\/blog\/author\/rolf-heckenenglishbusiness-de\/\" title=\"Posts by Rolf Hecken\" rel=\"author\">Rolf Hecken<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><div class='post_delimiter'><\/div><\/div><div class=\"post_author_timeline\"><\/div><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Writing-for-international-markets.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>400<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>700<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>Rolf Hecken<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/1_Logo_EB_4c_Claim_grau_M_300dpi_25cm.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>Rolf Hecken<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2023-06-07T12:30:49+02:00\" >2023-06-07 12:30:49<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2025-09-30 20:49:24<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>Translation or localisation? How to tailor texts to the global market<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class=\"post-entry post-entry-type-standard post-entry-8325 post-loop-3 post-parity-odd post-entry-last single-small with-slider post-8325 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-business-communication tag-active-listening tag-communication-in-the-workplace tag-english-for-daily-business\"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" ><div class=\"blog-meta\"><a href='https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/en\/blog\/telephone-skills\/' class='small-preview'  title=\"Why (and how) you should still master telephone skills in 2023\"   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Telephone-communication-180x180.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-8327 avia-img-lazy-loading-8327 attachment-square size-square wp-post-image\" alt=\"Telephone communication\" srcset=\"https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Telephone-communication-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Telephone-communication-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Telephone-communication-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Telephone-communication-120x120.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><span class=\"iconfont\" aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue836' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/a><\/div><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix standard-content'><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><div class=\"av-heading-wrapper\"><h2 class='post-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/en\/blog\/telephone-skills\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link: Why (and how) you should still master telephone skills in 2023\">Why (and how) you should still master telephone skills in 2023<span class=\"post-format-icon minor-meta\"><\/span><\/a><\/h2><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/en\/blog\/category\/business-communication\/\" rel=\"tag\">Business communication<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/header><span class=\"av-vertical-delimiter\"><\/span><div class=\"entry-content\"  itemprop=\"text\" ><div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/en\/blog\/telephone-skills\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class=\"more-link-arrow\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><span class=\"post-meta-infos\"><time class=\"date-container minor-meta updated\"  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2023-05-05T11:01:29+02:00\" >5 May 2023<\/time><span class=\"text-sep\">\/<\/span><span class=\"blog-author minor-meta\">by <span class=\"entry-author-link\"  itemprop=\"author\" ><span class=\"author\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/en\/blog\/author\/rolf-heckenenglishbusiness-de\/\" title=\"Posts by Rolf Hecken\" rel=\"author\">Rolf Hecken<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><div class='post_delimiter'><\/div><\/div><div class=\"post_author_timeline\"><\/div><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Telephone-communication.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>400<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>700<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>Rolf Hecken<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/1_Logo_EB_4c_Claim_grau_M_300dpi_25cm.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>Rolf Hecken<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2023-05-05T11:01:29+02:00\" >2023-05-05 11:01:29<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2025-09-30 20:49:25<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>Why (and how) you should still master telephone skills in 2023<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><\/div><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-2qmiy0-fd3e6968da832670740a4b3e99b9399d\">\n.flex_cell.av-2qmiy0-fd3e6968da832670740a4b3e99b9399d{\nvertical-align:top;\n}\n.responsive #top #wrap_all .flex_cell.av-2qmiy0-fd3e6968da832670740a4b3e99b9399d{\npadding:30px 30px 30px 30px !important;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class='flex_cell av-2qmiy0-fd3e6968da832670740a4b3e99b9399d av-gridrow-cell av_one_fifth no_margin' ><div class='flex_cell_inner'><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":9506,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[51,53,40],"tags":[125],"class_list":["post-9502","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-communication","category-language-knowledge","category-translation","tag-business-english"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v23.5 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Making your business communication gender-neutral<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Our native English-speaking experts at English Business will help guide you through the thicket of gender-neutral language in your business documents.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/en\/blog\/gender-neutral-language\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Making Sure Your Communication is Gender-Neutral\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Our native English-speaking experts at English Business will help guide you through the thicket of gender-neutral language in your business documents.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/en\/blog\/gender-neutral-language\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"EnglishBusiness GmbH - We expand your global reach\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/EnglishBusiness\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2021-08-25T06:30:41+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-09-30T18:49:36+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/gender-neutral-language.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"700\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"400\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Rolf Hecken\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@englishbusiness\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@englishbusiness\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Rolf Hecken\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"9 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/englishbusiness.de\\\/en\\\/blog\\\/gender-neutral-language\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/englishbusiness.de\\\/en\\\/blog\\\/gender-neutral-language\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Rolf Hecken\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/englishbusiness.de\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/8fa4f7c8ad8e8151bfe4c0a53683f6a8\"},\"headline\":\"Making Sure Your Communication is Gender-Neutral\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-08-25T06:30:41+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-09-30T18:49:36+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/englishbusiness.de\\\/en\\\/blog\\\/gender-neutral-language\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":3062,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/englishbusiness.de\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/englishbusiness.de\\\/en\\\/blog\\\/gender-neutral-language\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/englishbusiness.de\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/08\\\/gender-neutral-language.png\",\"keywords\":[\"Business English\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Business communication\",\"Language knowledge\",\"Translation\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-gb\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/englishbusiness.de\\\/en\\\/blog\\\/gender-neutral-language\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/englishbusiness.de\\\/en\\\/blog\\\/gender-neutral-language\\\/\",\"name\":\"Making your business communication gender-neutral\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/englishbusiness.de\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/englishbusiness.de\\\/en\\\/blog\\\/gender-neutral-language\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/englishbusiness.de\\\/en\\\/blog\\\/gender-neutral-language\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/englishbusiness.de\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/08\\\/gender-neutral-language.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-08-25T06:30:41+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-09-30T18:49:36+00:00\",\"description\":\"Our native English-speaking experts at English Business will help guide you through the thicket of gender-neutral language in your business documents.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/englishbusiness.de\\\/en\\\/blog\\\/gender-neutral-language\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-gb\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/englishbusiness.de\\\/en\\\/blog\\\/gender-neutral-language\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-gb\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/englishbusiness.de\\\/en\\\/blog\\\/gender-neutral-language\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/englishbusiness.de\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/08\\\/gender-neutral-language.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/englishbusiness.de\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/08\\\/gender-neutral-language.png\",\"width\":700,\"height\":400},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/englishbusiness.de\\\/en\\\/blog\\\/gender-neutral-language\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Startseite\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/englishbusiness.de\\\/en\\\/englishbusiness-ihr-partner-fuer-englisch-3\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Making Sure Your Communication is Gender-Neutral\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/englishbusiness.de\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/englishbusiness.de\\\/\",\"name\":\"EnglishBusiness GmbH - We expand your global reach\",\"description\":\"We expand your global reach\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/englishbusiness.de\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/englishbusiness.de\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-gb\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/englishbusiness.de\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"EnglishBusiness GmbH\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/englishbusiness.de\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-gb\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/englishbusiness.de\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/englishbusiness.de\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/08\\\/EB-Favicon.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/englishbusiness.de\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/08\\\/EB-Favicon.png\",\"width\":128,\"height\":128,\"caption\":\"EnglishBusiness GmbH\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/englishbusiness.de\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/EnglishBusiness\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/englishbusiness\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linkedin.com\\\/company\\\/englishbusiness-ag\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/user\\\/englishbusiness\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/englishbusiness.de\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/8fa4f7c8ad8e8151bfe4c0a53683f6a8\",\"name\":\"Rolf Hecken\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-gb\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/b5cffbaf5d2ba62cfb1874dcb0924a9801363b8396a880a8182145d8120f2336?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/b5cffbaf5d2ba62cfb1874dcb0924a9801363b8396a880a8182145d8120f2336?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/b5cffbaf5d2ba62cfb1874dcb0924a9801363b8396a880a8182145d8120f2336?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Rolf Hecken\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/englishbusiness.de\\\/en\\\/blog\\\/author\\\/rolf-heckenenglishbusiness-de\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Making your business communication gender-neutral","description":"Our native English-speaking experts at English Business will help guide you through the thicket of gender-neutral language in your business documents.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/en\/blog\/gender-neutral-language\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Making Sure Your Communication is Gender-Neutral","og_description":"Our native English-speaking experts at English Business will help guide you through the thicket of gender-neutral language in your business documents.","og_url":"https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/en\/blog\/gender-neutral-language\/","og_site_name":"EnglishBusiness GmbH - We expand your global reach","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/EnglishBusiness\/","article_published_time":"2021-08-25T06:30:41+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-09-30T18:49:36+00:00","og_image":[{"width":700,"height":400,"url":"https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/gender-neutral-language.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"Rolf Hecken","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@englishbusiness","twitter_site":"@englishbusiness","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Rolf Hecken","Est. reading time":"9 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/en\/blog\/gender-neutral-language\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/en\/blog\/gender-neutral-language\/"},"author":{"name":"Rolf Hecken","@id":"https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/#\/schema\/person\/8fa4f7c8ad8e8151bfe4c0a53683f6a8"},"headline":"Making Sure Your Communication is Gender-Neutral","datePublished":"2021-08-25T06:30:41+00:00","dateModified":"2025-09-30T18:49:36+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/en\/blog\/gender-neutral-language\/"},"wordCount":3062,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/en\/blog\/gender-neutral-language\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/gender-neutral-language.png","keywords":["Business English"],"articleSection":["Business communication","Language knowledge","Translation"],"inLanguage":"en-gb"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/en\/blog\/gender-neutral-language\/","url":"https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/en\/blog\/gender-neutral-language\/","name":"Making your business communication gender-neutral","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/en\/blog\/gender-neutral-language\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/en\/blog\/gender-neutral-language\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/gender-neutral-language.png","datePublished":"2021-08-25T06:30:41+00:00","dateModified":"2025-09-30T18:49:36+00:00","description":"Our native English-speaking experts at English Business will help guide you through the thicket of gender-neutral language in your business documents.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/en\/blog\/gender-neutral-language\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-gb","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/en\/blog\/gender-neutral-language\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-gb","@id":"https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/en\/blog\/gender-neutral-language\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/gender-neutral-language.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/gender-neutral-language.png","width":700,"height":400},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/en\/blog\/gender-neutral-language\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Startseite","item":"https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/en\/englishbusiness-ihr-partner-fuer-englisch-3\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Making Sure Your Communication is Gender-Neutral"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/#website","url":"https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/","name":"EnglishBusiness GmbH - We expand your global reach","description":"We expand your global reach","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-gb"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/#organization","name":"EnglishBusiness GmbH","url":"https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-gb","@id":"https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/EB-Favicon.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/EB-Favicon.png","width":128,"height":128,"caption":"EnglishBusiness GmbH"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/EnglishBusiness\/","https:\/\/x.com\/englishbusiness","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/englishbusiness-ag\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/englishbusiness"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/#\/schema\/person\/8fa4f7c8ad8e8151bfe4c0a53683f6a8","name":"Rolf Hecken","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-gb","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b5cffbaf5d2ba62cfb1874dcb0924a9801363b8396a880a8182145d8120f2336?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b5cffbaf5d2ba62cfb1874dcb0924a9801363b8396a880a8182145d8120f2336?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b5cffbaf5d2ba62cfb1874dcb0924a9801363b8396a880a8182145d8120f2336?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Rolf Hecken"},"url":"https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/en\/blog\/author\/rolf-heckenenglishbusiness-de\/"}]}},"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/gender-neutral-language.png","featured_image_src_square":"https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/gender-neutral-language.png","author_info":{"display_name":"Rolf Hecken","author_link":"https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/en\/blog\/author\/rolf-heckenenglishbusiness-de\/"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9502","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9502"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9502\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9506"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9502"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9502"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9502"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}