While we're on the subject of gender and information-gathering...

[featherynscale]

[Poll #650071]

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Write as I say, not as I do?

[niveus-tigris.livejournal.com]

I tend more towards what I would consider proper english in both my spoken and written communication. Writing s/he is just as awkward as writing priest/ess or bachelor/ette. While they might be fun to use in certain situations, they are less than proper and impossible to say if you don't want to sound like you're stuttering. Analytically, I am always conscious of how well people understand what I am trying to say. So, I use they.