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I find it particularly amusing that you used the wrong pronoun while scolding me to use the correct pronouns for her.

If that doesn't prove the impracticality of using "it" as a pronoun, I don't know what does.

It breaks the rules of English that we all understand subconsciously, so it's difficult to do without consciously thinking about every single usage of a pronoun in a sentence, which is not how most people type.

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I use the word "they" in that context all the time regardless of gender or pronoun. I actually thought about that before using it. It's a common use of the word "they" in casual English.

And most people use "he/she," point being, "you" should of called "it" "it" instead of "they" during "your" own "self"-righteous quip.

But what if that usage is against its preference?

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