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What is your opinion on using feminine instead of masculine pronouns in academic work?
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July 7th, 2009
It is grammatically incorrect to say something like ‘the student turned in their homework’. That leaves three choices:
(a) ‘the student turned in his homework’
(b) ‘the student turned in her homework’
(c) ‘the student turned in his/her homework’
A while back, there was a movement to make use of (a) and (b) equally in academic work or to even use solely (b). How do you feel when you are reading an academic journal or book and you come across something like (b)? Which do you personally prefer to use?
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