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Gender references generally disappear in the English plurals. So the above should read "Users should upload their photos". Then you can just restrict gender pro
by escherplex 8y ago
Gender references generally disappear in the English plurals. So the above should read "Users should upload their photos". Then you can just restrict gender pronouns for reference to specifics.
- amelius 8y agoThat does not work when the plural is not appropriate. For example, you would have trouble saying: "the above commenter wrote about their experience", i.e. when talking about a specific person with unknown gender. I'm glad that English still allows this.
- KineticLensman 8y agoAs I understand it, use of they/their is on the increase even for singular rather than plural specifically because it is gender neutral. The older alternatives often exclude women (by saying 'he') or require the writer to spell out 'he or she' or 's/he'.