I used to use they, but with all these "she's" lately, and some editors calling her "he", I thought... why not.
Someone mentioned privately http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender-neutral_pronoun#Modern_solutions
So options is best way to go, and let nature take its course as what seems most appropriate or the mood I'm in...
I've been both mistaken for a male, and usually kind-hardheartedly teased for being female ever since, I believe, I got on the internet.
So yeah. I'm not even embarrassed about it anymore.
From, Emily
On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 2:19 PM, carolmooredc@verizon.net wrote:
I used to use they, but with all these "she's" lately, and some editors calling her "he", I thought... why not.
Someone mentioned privately http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender-neutral_pronoun#Modern_solutions
So options is best way to go, and let nature take its course as what seems most appropriate or the mood I'm in...
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