![]() ![]() There's a strong case for not using pronouns if they can be avoided: they're actually confusing if you have more than one he or she and they is very non-specific. ![]() Few people would be bothered about someone choosing the way he/she/they talk(s) about him/her/themselves, but it's more of an issue when that person insists they have a right to enforce that choice on other people - I certainly wouldn't be referring to anyone as Lord X or Your Majesty, for example, however much offence was taken and I doubt I could call anyone "The Artist Formerly Known as Prince" with a straight face. ![]() The real problem with the pronoun debate is that a pronoun is something that someone else uses to refer to you. Of course, we have a perfectly acceptable gender-neutral pronoun in English: it, but it's associated with inanimate objects and to use it in connection with people is unlikely to be helpful. Lots of languages have gendered pronouns but that can get mixed up with grammatical gender and case so the gendered pronouns may not always be distinguishable. ![]()
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