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mr_stripey said:My mistake - I should have said what happened to "them" since I did not know anything about their gender.
I've noticed people on MSE often use them/they even in cases where name is obviously male or female.
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Safety first in case you upset someone. Alex can be male or female (not getting into the world of non-binary etc because I don't know the facts). If I don't know someone's preferred gender, I would just use they/themAlex9384 said:mr_stripey said:My mistake - I should have said what happened to "them" since I did not know anything about their gender.
I've noticed people on MSE often use them/they even in cases where name is obviously male or female.0
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