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[Mark A. Mandel]

"Douglas G. Wilson" <douglas at NB.NET> writes:

>>>>>
>[Data showing that HE/HIS is awkward or impossible in situations where a
>female referent has been rendered salient (but where truly common gender
>THEY/THEIR is possible, modulo prescriptivist complaints about number
>disagreement):]
>
>(16)    #Any boy or girl who thinks that he knows the answer

     [snip three examples and a para of discussion -- MAM]

>(17')   The candidate may ask you about local employment options for their
>husband or wife.
>
>(18')   Every child should be taught how to wash their penis or vagina.

The third-person word does the job in these examples, I admit.
<<<<<

Did you mean "the third-person plural word", or what? All the candidate
words are third-person.

-- Mark