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Which do you prefer for filling in the blank in this sentence: A student should thank ______ teacher. their: 2007, 32%. 2023, 68%. his or her: 2007, 40%. 2023, 28%. his: 2007, 25%. 2023, 3%. other: 2007, 3%. 2023 1%.

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Which do you prefer for filling in the blank in this sentence: A student should thank ______ teacher. their: 2007, 32%. 2023, 68%. his or her: 2007, 40%. 2023, 28%. his: 2007, 25%. 2023, 3%. other: 2007, 3%. 2023 1%.
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Mignon Fogarty (grammargirl@zirk.us)'s status on Friday, 20-Jan-2023 18:15:53 JST Mignon Fogarty

Last week, I did a survey about which pronouns people prefer in a sentence that needs a pronoun for someone of unknown gender. It mirrors a survey I did back in 2007.
This is obviously not scientific, but I believe the respondents are a roughly similar group. Here's how much attitudes have changed.
#grammar #writing #AmEditing #Bookstodon

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