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The "Patronizing 'Her'"

Almost invariably, when the author decides to use the patronizing 'her' instead of the gender-neutral 'they' it's written by a man.




'They' isn't used as a singular pronoun in many style guides, including the New Yorker's but nice try.


Not in my experience...

I have noticed that people who exclusively use "his" rather than "her" or "their" tend to be men though.




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