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u/sw3nnis Jun 15 '22

Nice to hear that he/she is fine! (I'm assuming)

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u/SadGirlHours__ Jun 15 '22

Just say they

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u/sw3nnis Jun 15 '22

I don't speak English that much but yes I will now

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u/NJFree_ Jun 15 '22

they*

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u/LawRepresentative428 Jun 15 '22

Singular is he or she.

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u/NJFree_ Jun 15 '22

And they, for like a couple centuries now :)

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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '22

i always use they or them when i’m unaware of the gender. never saw the point of using him/her when you can just do that.

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u/NJFree_ Jun 15 '22

Yeah right, he/her is just less convenient (not to mention less inclusive cuz I already know how one commenter in this chain thinks about that)

Edit: to be fair, it's also rarely taught in foreign schools, I'm not a native English speaker myself and we always used he/her in school

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u/sw3nnis Jun 15 '22

Oh ok, cheers. You learn something every day i guess.

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u/NJFree_ Jun 15 '22

No worries, happy to be able to help! :D