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Originally Posted by Jessica.
Well, that's the whole point of the thread, would you say him rather than them, for that? If you are not talking about a specific person or someone you aren't disclosing the gender of?
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No Jessica, I would not, but I was talking from a technical viewpoint. It's always been traditional to use the masculine 'He' or 'Him' when referrring to some person of unknown gender, the same as it being accepted practice to use; 'Author' or 'Actor' instead of 'Authoress' or 'Actress'.
It does not really matter anymore because the English language is constantly being bastardised and revised, and it all comes down to personal preference in all but the most formal of instances.