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Tarirotari Posted 15 years ago
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He picked up the newborn and showed it to them
Hi there,
He picked up the newborn and showed it to them.
Can we use "it" in reference to a baby whose gender we ignore? I often see "she" and "her" for babies in general, more often than "he" or "him", but in a sentence like the one above, where we are talking about a specific baby, is it possible to use "it" implying that we don't know "its" gender?
Thanks.
He picked up the newborn and showed it to them.
Can we use "it" in reference to a baby whose gender we ignore? I often see "she" and "her" for babies in general, more often than "he" or "him", but in a sentence like the one above, where we are talking about a specific baby, is it possible to use "it" implying that we don't know "its" gender?
Thanks.
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tarirotari Can we use "it" in reference to a baby whose gender we ignore? Yes. Well, I do, anyway.
- tarirotari Can we use "it" in reference to a baby whose gender we ignore?
- Yes.
- Well, I do, anyway.
- " CJ
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tarirotariCan we use "it" in reference to a baby whose gender we ignore?Yes. Well, I do, anyway.
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