ext_110503 ([identity profile] viktor-haag.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] james_davis_nicoll 2016-03-07 06:45 pm (UTC)

It's possible one could argue that the singular, subjective pronoun on is effectively not gendered, because it's explicitly a pronoun for indeterminate(ly gendered) subjects.

On the other hand, agreement with on accords with the masculine form, so one could argue that "it's just masculine by default".

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