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Or her/them.

• RightMillennial 9y ago
  In standard American English, masculine is the default gender when the subject is unknown. So using "him" is proper. Using "them" as a singular pronoun is jarring to the ears.
  • grzm 9y ago
    Third-person singular they has a long tradition in English. It may not be as familiar to you, but it's nothing new. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singular_they https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singular_they
  • danpalmer 9y ago
    I was not aware of this, I've mostly heard "they"/"them". I take "he" to be an awareness or assumption of the gender, and find it quite uncomfortable to hear with regards to an industry with such a strong gender imbalance.
  • geekbird 9y ago
    No. It's actually a fading usage. The current pronouns when not assuming gender are they/them.