barryg@sdcrdcf.UUCP (Barry Gold) (01/07/85)
Science fiction fans have been using hesh (or heesh), hiser, and himer for some time now with a fair degree of success. Alternatively I konw one (unpublished) sf writer who uses "a" (pronounced /ah/) as an all-purpose pronoun for ANY gender (useful in a setting in which there may be more than two. While I'm on the subject, don't forget the Poul Anderson novel in which Vwi was used as the pronoun for God. --Lee Gold
merrill@rex.DEC (01/09/85)
Several times I have seen (from another room) a girl come into a room full of just girls and say "hey guys, lets ... !" Or just "folks" sounds ok too. I assume that the singular form would be equally acceptable?