Comment on All-Purpose PronounComments−eel17yWhat about "he or she" and "his or her"? This is what I was taught was proper, though it does sound clumsy in speech.−randallsquared17yNot only does it distract from the speaker's point, as you note, but it's verbose in comparison.
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What about "he or she" and "his or her"? This is what I was taught was proper, though it does sound clumsy in speech.
Not only does it distract from the speaker's point, as you note, but it's verbose in comparison.