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From: bob@cadovax.UUCP (Bob "Kat" Kaplan)
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Subject: Gender-Specific Pronouns
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From sunny@sun.uucp (Sunny Kirsten) <1914@sun.uucp>

> Try using "their" whether referring to one generic person or many persons:
> it's easier to read than he/she or his/her, and is gender non-specific.
> 				Sunny

It's also grammatically incorrect and awkward.  To me, it's as bad as
using "Aren't I?" instead of "Am I not?"

My solution is to avoid using such constructs.

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Bob Kaplan	{ucbvax,ihnp4,decvax}!trwrb!cadovax!bob

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