I will happily call you by one of these two pronouns of your choice: He or She.

I will not however use pronouns that do not and have never existed in the english language to appease anyone. I'm not against your right to identify as a different gender, I just dont recognize made up words is all.

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@louisrcouture I wasnt really addressing they. It is bad word choice but not improper. I was refering to Xhe and other crazy pronounds.

@freemo I agree that Xe xem is bullshit. But they is a real pronoun that people use in their lives.

@louisrcouture When a persons gender is unknown or the gender isnt relevant (like when talking about a hypothetical person) then either the gender neutral "he" or "they" are both considered correct. It is up to the speaker to decide which style they wish to use. Personally I find gender neutral he to be the better choice as it tends to sound more natural.

That said if a person wants me to use they to refer to them I am likely to oblidge, but otherwise default to the gender neutral he.

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