Thursday, August 2, 2012

What is the correct pronoun for mixed gender antecedents?

Neither John nor Mary thinks (pronoun?) will lose their race.



Probably the best solution for this sentence is to recast it as "Both John and Mary think the other will lose their race," or something along those lines, but I'm curious to know if there's a consensus on what pronoun best fits mixed gender antecedents in a case like this.

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