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Your Teacher almost failed you because you used he? O-o Also, I use what ever comes to mind really :P
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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.

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