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местоимение единственного числа для обозначения человека неопределённого пола (WAHinterpreter); он (в знач. личного местоимения, вместо все) грам.); он и она (In the past, it was custom to use he and him as the default pronouns when the gender of the subject was not known. You may also find that some people insist on using the phrase he or she or the constructions she/he or s/he. However, all these methods are now widely considered old-fashioned (or even sexist in the case of the default he or him) and a poor style choice. They should now be avoided by all writers and speakers at all levels.: ■ If someone from your department wants to interview me, they should call my cell phone.
■ A good scientist will always reveal their sources.
■ Always ask a police officer to show their badge before letting them into your house. Perfect English Grammar by Grant Barrett Alexander Demidov); он или она (The use of the plural pronouns they, them, themselves, or their with a grammatically singular antecedent dates back at least to 1300, and such constructions have been used by many admired writers, including William Makepeace Thackeray ("A person can't help their birth"), George Bernard Shaw ("To do a person in means to kill them"), and Anne Morrow Lindbergh ("When you love someone you do not love them all the time"). Despite the apparent grammatical disagreement between a singular antecedent like someone and the plural pronoun them, the construction is so widespread both in print and in speech that it often passes unnoticed. There are several reasons for its appeal. Forms of they are useful as gender-neutral substitutes for generic he and for coordinate forms like his/her or his or her (which can sound clumsy when repeated). Nevertheless, the clash in number can be jarring to writers and readers, and many people dislike they with a singular antecedent.
For those who wish to avoid the apparent clash of number, some of these sentences can be recast in the plural: People at that level should not have to keep track of the hours they put in. Unfortunately, the option is unavailable when the referent must be singular: Lindbergh's sentence cannot be recast as When you love people, you do not love them all the time without drastically changing its meaning, nor can the sentence about the anonymous reviewer. · The recent use of singular they for a known person who identifies as neither male nor female remains controversial; as of 2015 only 27 percent of the Panelists accepted Scout was born male, but now they do not identify as either traditional gender. With regard to this last sentence, the Panel's responses showed a clear generational shift: the approval rate was 4 percent among Panelists born before 1945 and 40 percent among Panelists born later.  thefreedictionary.com Alexander Demidov); оне; те |
