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Originally Posted by murraypaul
'It' is a neuter pronoun, it for something what we know does not have a gender.
What is under discussion is what pronoun should be used for something that we know does have a gender, but we do not know what that gender is, or are choosing not to specify a gender.
I think referring to people as 'it' would be even more likely to offend than using 'he'.  |
It doesn't matter what you choose, someone will be offended. 'It' is generally accepted as a genderless neuter pronoun. However in these days of 'Political Correctness' perhaps 'It' may be more acceptable to some rather than 'He',' She', 'You', 'they' etc. However that doesn't mean that I personally approve of it.
