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    John and Martin are joined by guest stars Zineb Ait Bahajji and Bruno Cartoni from Google to talk all about inclusive language. The group discusses principles behind inclusive writing, examples in different languages, how Search handles indexing and ranking for inclusive writing, and more!

    United Nation - Gender-inclusive language (available in English, French, Spanish, Russian, Arabic, Chinese) → https://goo.gle/3DsRws4 
    Inclusive Language (Wikipedia) https://goo.gle/3ouqZpX 
    European Institute for Gender Equality https://goo.gle/3Dsxrlx 
    A guide to inclusive language in the workplace https://goo.gle/3Eyozw1 
    Google Developer Documentation Style Guide https://goo.gle/3lIdLUR 

    Episode transcript → https://goo.gle/sotr027-transcript

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