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		parennoob on Nov 30, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Removed use of gendered pronoun Not teaching staff. But I have seen children refer to an imaginary teacher as "she". Is that a problem? If so, it should be addressed with as much alacrity as this one.

lazugod on Nov 30, 2013 | [–]

I think you're being sarcastic, but yes, if a student uses "he" or "she" for an unknown or abstract person in an essay it would be corrected.

oneeyedpigeon on Nov 30, 2013 | [–]

Fair point - as soon as you bring the innocence of youth into this debate, you pretty much win it :)

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