What do you use instead of he and she when you intend to mean either gender, or prefer not to specify a gender? See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender-neutral_pronoun#Summary
Do you prefer:
What about you? How do you handle a "gender-neutral" situation? What do you prefer to see when you're reading some else's posts? Do you think gender-neutral pronouns should be used generously or sparingly? When is it appropriate to use them? Should everyone use the same convention and if so, what should that be?
Do you prefer:
- all-masculine pronouns (default),
- all-feminine pronouns (default),
- random/alternating usages of all-masculine or all-feminine defaults,
- "him or her," "he or she," etc.,
- "her or him," "she or he," etc.,
- "him/her," "he/she," etc.,
- "her/him," "she/he," etc.,
- "s/he," etc.,
- "they," "themselves," etc.
- "they," "themself," etc.
- "zie," "zir," "zirself,"
- "xe," "hir," "hirself,"
- "en," "ens," "enself,"
- other?
What about you? How do you handle a "gender-neutral" situation? What do you prefer to see when you're reading some else's posts? Do you think gender-neutral pronouns should be used generously or sparingly? When is it appropriate to use them? Should everyone use the same convention and if so, what should that be?