There was a time in which one could indicate an unknown gender by simply assuming the masculine. Now, political correctness has creeped into the rules of grammar, which now require using something weird like "his/her", "(s)he", or "his or her." I find it really annoying to interrupt my writing just to satisfy the demands of 1950-style anti-sexism warriors. I am by no means insulting women by simplifying my already very confusing sentences; I mean no disrespect. English needs gender-neutral personal pronouns. Basically, on this blog, I will not go out of my way to make sure readers are allowing for women in my sentences.
To the activists of today: next time you have your battle for rights, please leave my grammar and style reference guide out of it.
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