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Re: Lauda & Loyce please confirm your gender...
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Foxpup
on 06/04/2019, 02:56:31 UTC
⭐ Merited by DireWolfM14 (1)
Some say "he/him when they think MALE" and
Actually, I usually say "he/him" when I think "indeterminate gender" since the gender-neutral masculine form is well-established in English, eg, "actor" may refer specifically to males in contrast to "actress" but is also the accepted gender-neutral form. While the singular "they/them" goes back a long way, it was never very popular until the feminazis recently overpowered the grammar Nazis for pronoun supremacy. I'm somewhat old-fashioned, so I've always sided with the grammar Nazis is this battle, but I'll still admit that singular "they" is better than "he/she" or worse "(s)he", which is really just a cop-out for indecisive writers who don't want to pick sides.

Now, at least tell us your gender so that we can identify appropriately.  Cheesy
It's not their job to help you pick an appropriate pronoun. If you need help, Fowler's Dictionary has an excellent enumeration of the pros and cons of each, in the entry for "they, them, their".

Note #1: Please mind that if you confirm your gender as FEMALE then we may start flirting with you guys.  Wink
The mere fact that someone is female does not give you permission to make unwanted sexual advances towards her. Angry