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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

gender ...

"This way, if one player can't take her turn, the game doesn't stop for everybody; we just skip her and keep going with the next player's turn. "
Should I presume that player is a female`s gender?
  

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Anonymous Should I presume that player is a female? It depends on the context. There is nothing to prevent traditionally feminine pronouns from being used for persons of an unspecified ***.

— Mister Micawber

  • Anonymous Should I presume that player is a female?
  • It depends on the context.
  • There is nothing to prevent traditionally feminine pronouns from being used for persons of an unspecified ***.
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AnonymousShould I presume that player is a female?
It depends on the context. There is nothing to prevent traditionally feminine pronouns from being used for persons of an unspecified ***.
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Not sure If I got it right - If it would be used "his turn" in the sentence then "person of unspecified ***" still remain?
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Hello, Bartlomiej—and welcome to English Forums.
Bartlomiej T If it would be used "his turn" in the sentence then "person of unspecified ***" still remain?
Yes, without further context identifying that the pronoun refers to male entities. That is the current state of the English singular personal pronoun system: any of he, she and they can refer to
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