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I prefer they just use gender neutral values. They, them, their. Avoid he, she, him, her. I've heard from a couple of folks that the "I have a friend, let's cal

I prefer they just use gender neutral values. They, them, their. Avoid he, she, him, her. I've heard from a couple of folks that the "I have a friend, let's call them $NAME,..." really grates them. Skipping all of that is fairly trivial.

humanrebar 8y ago
On the other hand, I have found making "they" more ambiguous about number to be grating. There are several forms of passive voice if they are needed. One could just get used to that.