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For questions about pronouns that refer to a specific person or thing, like 'he', 'she', 'it', or 'they'.
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his vs him in this sentence
I'm reading Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson and came across the following sentence. It's taken from chapter 69, "The General":
It is physically impossible for him to get out of the turret. Even i …
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Use "him" or "her" in this sentence about a hypothetical gender switch?
What should I use in this sentence?
If he were a girl, I would have kissed him/her.
Should I refer to the real gender of the person or the one I'm assuming the person to be and why?
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