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125125* Do not use `Serial (Oxford) Commas `_;
126126* You should use a form of *you * instead of *we * (i.e. avoid the first person
127127 point of view: use the second instead).
128+ * When referencing a hypothetical person, such as "a user with a session cookie", gender-neutral
129+  pronouns (they/their/them) should be used. For example, instead of:
130+ 
131+  * he or she, use they
132+  * him or her, use them
133+  * his or her, use their
134+  * his or hers, use theirs
135+  * himself or herself, use themselves
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129137.. _`the Sphinx documentation` : http://sphinx-doc.org/rest.html#source-code 
130138.. _`Twig Coding Standards` : http://twig.sensiolabs.org/doc/coding_standards.html 
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