Jake-
This is the point that I exit the conversation.. the next thing you know someone will mention sie and hir and that just always puts me into a mood to stab people... G'nite folks! Thank you Cleveland!!! Rock on!
Indeed, my reaction as well. I use [[singular they]] or avoid using pronouns altogether.
:-) Everyone hates "sie and hir", except for some really strange people (i.e. potential Wikipedians). Using "sie and hir" is one of those things which you can only do on the Internet, because if you did it in real life, violence would almost certainly result. The most idiotic thing about it is that "sie" is actually German for "she", so if you speak German, the pain factor increases about tenfold. Which makes it eligible for being illegal torture under international human rights conventions.
Regards,
Erik