> 'He' is the unmarked pronoun but it's still gendered (i.e. masculine). 'It' isn't gendered, but is also generally used for inanimate objects rather than people.
I think I will start referring to everyone as (s?)he regardless of whether I know their gender or not. Seems the safest.
And what about "one"? Quite archaic but gender neutral :)
And there is name "Maria" in Polish which is feminine name but I personally know guys bearing this name so maybe there is woman with name "Steven" - are you sure?
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> 'He' is the unmarked pronoun but it's still gendered (i.e. masculine). 'It' isn't gendered, but is also generally used for inanimate objects rather than people.
I think I will start referring to everyone as (s?)he regardless of whether I know their gender or not. Seems the safest.
And what about "one"? Quite archaic but gender neutral :)
And there is name "Maria" in Polish which is feminine name but I personally know guys bearing this name so maybe there is woman with name "Steven" - are you sure?
Nope, but seeing as he doesn't mention his gender on the subsequent blogpost I think it's a reasonable assumption.