Sunday, October 6, 2019

Which pronoun to to replace single antecedent?



This is my all-time question. This time, I was writing specifications of my application and came up with this question. Which one of the following is more commonly used than the others? Note that I'm talking about a case without a relative pronoun.




  • When a user logs in for the first time, the user has 6 invitations remaining


  • When a user logs in for the first time, the one has 6 invitations remaining


  • When a user logs in for the first time, one has 6 invitations remaining



  • When a user logs in for the first time, he/she has 6 invitations remaining


  • When a user logs in for the first time, he has 6 invitations remaining




Or, any other suggestions to get the sentence more natural?


Answer



You forgot the most obvious version — and the most commonly heard:






  • When a user logs in for the first time, they have six invitations left.



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