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I know it might not be totally related but I often see that and I was wondering if anyone could explain it to me: (quote You will become a better interviewer f

by d0m 16y ago

I know it might not be totally related but I often see that and I was wondering if anyone could explain it to me: (quote You will become a better interviewer fast, learn more about the right requirements for the job, understand the candidate pool, and learn how to sell the role to the best candidate well before you meet (emphasis her.)) Why is "her" used there?

brianwillis 16y ago
Because in English (at least speaking formally) there is no singular gender-neutral pronoun that can be used to describe people. Many people (including me) incorrectly use "they", which is actually a plural. "Her" was used in place of "his" more in the interests of political correctness than anything else. Some authors will switch genders between examples, some will use "his or hers" (which seems overly formal to me), and some just use "they". I'm of the opinion that English will evolve over the next few decades to include "they" as a formally recognized singular pronoun. Languages exist to serve the culture they're a part of, not the other way around - and many (most?) of us are already using "they" incorrectly. More information available at Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender-neutral_pronoun#Modern_English http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender-neutral_pronoun#Modern_E...