On Fri, Dec 10, 2004 at 08:29:36PM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I would not classify myself as a grammarian, but English is my first language > and I try to use correct grammar most of the time. The use of "they" to > refer to a single person is entirely incorrect. There is no debate. The > grammatically correct way to refer to a single person when the gender of the > person is unknown is to defer to the masculine and use "he." Feminists don't > like this because they don't like the phrase, "defer to the masculine." > Personally, I think you should use "he" on the website. It is not sexist; > "he" is commonly used when the gender is not known. English just works like > that. If this correct usage is found unacceptable for some reason, use > "he/she" or alternate between "he" and "she." That is how other people who > are trying to be both politically and grammatically correct deal with this > "problem."
Please see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singular_they -- Matt
