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What about : "I am expected either my father or my mother to come, but not both of them. Someone is knocking at the door, can you let them/him in?" using him s
by maximus-decimus 4y ago
What about : "I am expected either my father or my mother to come, but not both of them. Someone is knocking at the door, can you let them/him in?"
using him sounds silly when there's a 50% chance it's you mother doesn't it?
- _-david-_ 4y agoThat is a better example for sure. I still think there are issues since it could be somebody other than one of your parents knocking (including multiple people) I think the better example would be when you know there is only one person. Person 1: "I went to the movies with a friend". Person 2: "Did they like the movie?" This still has the issue about talking about somebody who is not present. Many people are advocating for using they/them when the person is right in front of you.