Your Teacher almost failed you because you used he?
O-o
Also, I use what ever comes to mind really :P
English
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Because I used he in reference to something that could be either gender. She is REALLY stupid, not just about that, but about almost everything she talks about.
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What is wrong with "they" exactly?
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If I were to say "When someone gets shot in the head, they die.", "they" is a plural pronoun, while "someone" is singular. They don't agree.
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I've never heard that they was strictly plural, I thought it could be either.
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People use it that way so much that it's become a grey area, but technically it's not supposed to be used that way. I'll use it on here, but in formal papers I avoid it.