Most common essay mistakes

Baelor
Sat, 02 Aug 2008 19:15:12 +0000

About pronouns, I don’t think that using “he” or “she” is necessarily sexist. I always use the pronoun “he” for someone of undetermined gender. The following would be sexist:

“I think that a doctor should treat HIS nurse with kindness. SHE is important, too.”

As long as you keep it consistently the same and don’t reveal sexist biases, I don’t think it’s too risky.