Questions tagged [generic-they]
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How should I transform "Jane has just broken her leg" into a question starting with "Who" and whose answer is "Jane"? [duplicate]
How should I transform this sentence into a question?
Jane has just broken her leg.
How do I form a question from that sentence so that it starts with who and whose answer is Jane?
Q: Who__________?...
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How wide is singular "they" being used? [duplicate]
One might want to use a generic pronoun, that doesn't specify the gender of the person. Although "he" can be used in such case, they decide that "he" still reflect the history time when male was ...
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Is the sentence “ask any doctor — they'll all tell you that alcohol is a poison” grammatically correct? [duplicate]
I am not a native speaker and I find the following sentence pretty confusing.
Ask any doctor — they'll all tell you that alcohol is a poison.
Here the speaker is referring to any doctor. Why is ...
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Given “a player” as antecedent, when should the pronoun be “he” or “she”? [duplicate]
I am learning game theory. I always see that professors write (in text books):
a player chooses her strategy
If she chooses a strategy
Also some professors use he instead of she.
There other names ...
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Noun pronoun agreement [duplicate]
Is it now considered appropriate to use plural pronouns to replace singular nouns in order to avoid gender issues?
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She/he to refer a user [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Reason for the current trend to use «she» as the gender-neutral pronoun?
Can the feminine pronouns be gender-neutral?
Is there a correct gender-neutral, singular ...
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What is a proper gender-neutral form of himself or herself [duplicate]
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Is there a correct gender-neutral, singular pronoun (“his” versus “her” versus “their”)?
Gender neutral reflexive pronoun — equivalent to &...
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Generic way for writing about person without knowing his/her gender [duplicate]
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Is there a correct gender-neutral, singular pronoun (“his” versus “her” versus “their”)?
Is there generic way to write something like this
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Gender question [duplicate]
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Speaking about someone of unknown gender…
Gender neutral pronoun
I'm writing a paper about markets and mention several times providers and their offers. The problem ...
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Is using "he" for a gender-neutral third-person correct? [closed]
I know there are different opinions on this issue. My question: Is using "he" for a general, gender-neutral third person still in common use for formal writing? By common use I mean, can I expect my ...
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Speaking about someone of unknown gender [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Gender neutral pronoun
For example, user clicked the button. I don't know if the user is male or female, what gender should I use? Now I read a book, where the user is "she", ...
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What are the most popular gender-neutral pronouns that aren't the same as other contemporary pronouns?
There have been attempts to use other contemporary English pronouns to stand-in as a true gender-neutral pronoun, given that English is lacking a commonly-accepted one for adult humans (non-humans and ...
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What is the accepted stance on using "they" in a singular form? [duplicate]
Is it good English to say "They have just left", when talking about a single person (perhaps someone you don't know the gender of)?
(I am a native English speaker, I'm looking for the view held by ...
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