Gender pronouns in essays

lookingforward
Sat, 03 Nov 2018 00:51:47 +0000

We’re the wrong ones to ask. Have a gander at what wiki notes from the style manuals. Some are older, but Wapo puts it this way: "…recommends trying to “write around the problem, perhaps by changing singulars to plurals, before using the singular they as a last resort” and specifically permits use of they for a “gender-nonconforming person”.

I’m sure someone will mention how language evolves. But this fir your college app. I’d rework the sentences, if possible.