3、老外为了族群和谐相处，除不用歧视或偏见的字眼外，连男女性别，也要避免区别，以示「平等」。 例如：
? mankind are considered the smartest animals in the world。（人类是世上最聪明的动物）= man is the smartest animal……。 (如果改为：human beings are considered the smartest animals…… 就能包括男女。所以 mankind = man = human beings） (注意：mankind 后面动词要用多数，而 man 的后面动词，则用单数）
? manpower seems not strong enough in developing our economy here. (发展这里的经济，似乎缺乏人力资源。）(如果说：labor power seems not strong enough… 也就没有「男性主义」的感觉。可见 manpower = labor power = work force = human resources）
? this small company hired a cleaning woman yesterday.（这个小公司昨天请来一名清洁女工）(如果说：this small company hired an office cleaner…也就没有男女之分了）
? he (she) has been a committee chairman (chairwoman) since 1998. (自从1998年他就是委员会主席) (假如把chairman或chairwoman改为chairperson或chair，就没有男女之分。) (如指讨论会的主持人，也可称为 moderator 或 coordinator。)
? many businessmen (businesswomen) feel their jobs are very stressful.（许多商人觉得工作压力很大）(如果把