This is the Message Centre for lil ~ Auntie Giggles with added login ~ returned
Gender conundrum
shagbark Started conversation Aug 25, 2011
In another forum I wanted to respond to something said by 3dots
since I didn't know if I was speaking to a male or female I resorted to
"the researcher and its"
to which 3 dots replied they were not an it, if I was unsure of gender I should use they.
but then if I am making that plural don't I then need to change researcher to researchers so both will be plural
Gender conundrum
lil ~ Auntie Giggles with added login ~ returned Posted Aug 25, 2011
You are asking the one whom Tufty calls 'o0o The Perceived Entity o0o'? 
I think 3 dots is male. I can't remember his previous name, but I've always thought the gender to be masculine </> 
Personally I tend to mix it a bit and say:
"This Researcher and their...."
"This Researcher's Entries are... "
"They have written elsewhere...."
Does that help?
lil x
Key: Complain about this post
Gender conundrum
More Conversations for lil ~ Auntie Giggles with added login ~ returned
Write an Entry
"The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is a wholly remarkable book. It has been compiled and recompiled many times and under many different editorships. It contains contributions from countless numbers of travellers and researchers."