he/she

[ hee-shee ]

/ ˈhiˈʃi /

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a combined form used as a singular nominative pronoun to denote a person of either sex: Each student may begin when he/she is ready.

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In effect, this quiz will prove whether or not you have the skills to know the difference between “affect” and “effect.”

Question 1 of 7

The rainy weather could not ________ my elated spirits on my graduation day.

First recorded in 1975–80

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And without physical evidence, cases often come down to “he said/she said.”
No Wonder Cosby's Keeping Quiet: He Could Still Be Prosecuted|Jay Michaelson|November 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They would later be dubbed a “bloodthirsty” “lesbian she-wolf pack” and—most famously—“a seething, Sapphic septet.”
‘Out in the Night’ and the Redemption of the ‘Killer Lesbian Gang'|Nina Strochlic|June 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This is just one voter out of many, naturally, but he/she has enough to say for an army.
A Tony Voter on Bryan Cranston’s Overrated LBJ, Neil Patrick Harris’s Underwhelming Hedwig|Michael Musto|June 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
No he-said-she-said, no muffled sounds through the dorm ceiling, no “Maybe he has other issues.”
Your Princess Is in Another Castle: Misogyny, Entitlement, and Nerds|Arthur Chu|May 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Law, 41, has set the “he-vage” bar high, or low, for this summer.
Jude Law and the Great Male ‘He-Vage’ Crisis|Tim Teeman|May 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He must be The saltest fish that swims the sea.And, oh!He has a secret woe!
Boys and Girls Bookshelf; a Practical Plan of Character Building, Volume I (of 17)|Various
Sometimes far up in the hills a she-fox would bark, or some too-aged tree of the forest would come down with a booming crash.
Love's Pilgrimage|Upton Sinclair
She was very angry with Crozier, for it was absurd, that look of deprecating homage, that "Hush-she-is-coming" in his eyes.
You Never Know Your Luck, Complete|Gilbert Parker
Mr. Newdegate was a hard-mouthed witness, but he-was saddled, bridled, and ridden to the winning-post.
Reminiscences of Charles Bradlaugh|George W. Foote
The males have nearly an equal vehement desire for the female mule, the she-ass, and the mare.
Buffon's Natural History. Volume IX (of 10)|Georges Louis Leclerc de Buffon