BIAS FREE LANGUAGE

3.  Bias-free language is language that
is sensitive to people’s sex, race, age,
physical condition and many other
categories.
 Bias-free language does not
discriminate and therefore includes
all readers in a fair and friendly
manner.

10. Gender-biased example
Each student should submit his term paper by Monday.
'Concept: pronouns may also be gender-biased. 'How to avoid:
1.Dropping pronouns that signify gender and restating the sentence.
Each student should submit a term paper by Monday
2.Changing to plural construction
'Students should submit their term papers by Monday.
3.Replacing masculine to feminine pronouns with "one" or "you".
" You should hand in your term paper by Monday

15.  the meaning of the word
CONYO refers to the
way Filipino speaks in
Taglish (Tagalog and
English language).
They usually combine
the two languages in at
least a single sentence.
As years pass, the word
conyo does not just only
refer to words or terms
but also a class of peopl
 Jologs is a Filipino
slang term or word used
to describe persons,
things or events who or
which are poorly made,
dirty-looking, corny and
cheap. It is at times
equated with "baduy,"
another Filipino word
which means "out of
style.

17.  When referring to a generic group, one should also ask
their subjects what wordings they prefer: Do they wish
to be called "older persons" or "senior citizens"? Do
they prefer the label "youths," "teenagers," or
"young people"? Lastly, according to The American
Psychological Association, writers should be specific
when referring to males and females in terms of their
age: females 18 years or older are women, not girls.
"Girls" refers to those in high school or younger
(under 18). The same is true for "boys" and "man."