he/she

See also: heshe and he-she

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he/she (third person singular, plural they)

  1. He or she; singular of they, used as a gender-neutral reference to the third person singular.
    Ask a receptionist if he/she is not busy.
    • 2022, “2023 Laws of Chess”, in FIDE‎[1], page 8:
      Only the player having the move may adjust one or more pieces on their squares, provided that he/she first expresses his/her intention (for example by saying “j’adoube” or “I adjust”).

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