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    I propose we should abbreviate he/she/it to s/h/it from now on when the gender of something you're talking about it is unknown - certainly quicker to say in any case
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    "Quina is often referred to as due to the ambiguous nature of 's gender."

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    This seems only fair!

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    Or you could say s/he/it which sounds like some strange accent.

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    why not just make it S-hit? that would be better, and make leagues less sense.

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    Actually, you can just use the gender neutral pronouns instead of being profane like SOME people.

    Gender Neutral Pronouns

    He/She = zie

    Him/Her = hir

    See how that's better?

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    Talking about things with an unknown gender doesn't happen often so I think it isn't necessary to abbreviate it.

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    I refer to that person as "it".

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    Yos/h/itaka Amano?

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    I second the motion for s/h/it

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    'they'

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    S/H/IT looks good to me
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    skirting the swear filter...

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