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> The neutral pronoun in English is 'it,' and using it to refer to a human being is always wrong. Absolutely not. It's perfectly valid to use "it" to designate
by hota_mazi 10y ago
> The neutral pronoun in English is 'it,' and using it to refer to a human being is always wrong.
Absolutely not. It's perfectly valid to use "it" to designate an unborn baby, for example. Another example: "The person, who asked to remain anonymous, said they would press charges".
"it" and "they" have long been valid use cases of pronouns in the English languages and all its flavors (British, American, ...).