Timeline for Can 'it' be used to refer to a person?
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| Oct 9, 2016 at 13:08 | comment | added | TOOGAM | "it's my aunt"? Not "that's my aunt"? (I could see "that's my aunt", particularly as a response.) "it" just sounds quite wrong to me. (I'm American. Based on your username, @BlokeDownThePub , I'm guessing you're not American.) | |
| Oct 9, 2016 at 9:52 | comment | added | user42911 | I wouldn't answer with she unless the question also contained she. No obvious rule, but it just sounds wrong. Is she your sister? No, she's my aunt. Is that your sister? No, it's my aunt. | |
| Oct 9, 2016 at 6:24 | history | answered | TOOGAM | CC BY-SA 3.0 |