• MisterFrog@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    “He or she” sounds and looks so cumbersome. “They” is the superior pronoun on style/conciseness alone.

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      7 months ago

      Is this more than one person? Here is the first definition of the word they.

      1. used to refer to two or more people or things previously mentioned or easily identified.
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        7 months ago

        Yup, either singular or plural. It’s clear from context because you always refer to them in a previous clause. The user did this, they… The class did this, they…

        The user must do this before first use, if he or she fails to… Ugh

        The user must do this before first use, if they fail to…😘👌

        They has been used like this for a long, long time.