Use this tag for questions about the use of pronouns with due regard for gender-neutral language.
Questions tagged [genderless-pronouns]
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Gender neutral word for alumna/alumnus
1.I read in a grammar book that the gender neutral word for alumna/alumnus is "alum", but I couldn't find the word anywhere else.The word alum also means-a specific chemical compound.So is the usage of "alum" common enough for me to use it?
2.Can…
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Each person have or has? And about "it"?
Each person have or each person has?
And more: Each person have/has its own way to learn or each person have/has his own way to learn?
I'm asking this because I found some contradictions on the internet and I'm here to get a more concise…
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Which pronoun best suits to "man" as human in general?
When "man" is used as a general pronoun for humans, which gender (female, or male) does it have? For example, how should the following statement be corrected?
Today’s man, besides the physical world with which he has been accompanied since his…
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Why use "their" after "someone"?
"Someone has forgotten their book". Why can we use 'Their" and what's the difference if instead of "their" we use "his/her"?
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The use of "he" as a gender neutral pronoun on a formal writing
I made the following composition.
It was meant to be a formal writing.
Most proponents of euthanasia say that it is allowed only when the patient is willing to receive it.
However, when the patient's mind is not stable, i.e. he does not have a…
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if he/she reasonably believe -- no "s"?
Example with a context:
In the United States, stand-your-ground law is a law that authorizes a person to protect and defend one's own life and limb against threat or perceived threat, and states that an individual has no duty to retreat from any…
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English pronoun for Person as a subject
what pronoun substitutes the noun -person- for this sentence, please:
ie: when a person sees something, x[the person] should call the police.
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Missing Part of Speech? Gender Neutral third person pronoun
Is there a gender neutral third person pronoun in English? Say I wanted to tell someone to "forward the email to him/her". Is there a word to replace "him/her" if the gender is unknown? Perhaps "them"?
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Is it ok to use "the" instead of "his" or "her" as in "The child learns from the mother"?
In a long paper, I'd like to avoid using gendered pronouns referring to a person, an individual, a child, a parent. "His" and "her" seem hard to get rid of by rephrasing as they are normally used instead of "the" when approriate. How bad would it…
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