he/she

[ hee-shee ]

/ ˈhiˈʃi /

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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Which of the options below is the best punctuation for the sentence? It__s your turn to pick the movie __ but your sister gets to pick the board game we _ re going to play.

Its your turn to pick the movie but your sister gets to pick the board game we’re going to play.

It’s your turn to pick the movie but your sister gets to pick the board game were going to play.

It’s your turn to pick the movie, but your sister gets to pick the board game we’re going to play.

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Origin of he/she

First recorded in 1975–80

usage note for he/she

See he¹.

Words nearby he/she

he'd, he'll, he's, he-huckleberry, he-man, he/she, head, head above water, keep one's, head and shoulders above, head arrangement, head balance