基于经验得来的重要方法就是避免使用具有性别特征的用语;只是在必须使用名词才能完成句子的情况下，可以使用"他或她"("he or she")作为替代。多数情况下可以重写一个句子避免使用具有性别特征的名词。
下面将介绍三种方法。第一种是最理想的。不要使用"他们"代替他和她，"他们"应该只是在指称复数的情况下才使用。这里的每一个规则都提供了一个避免使用具有性别特征用语的方法。<
1、重写一个句子避免使用任何名词 通常可以用"the" 或"a"代替该名词。
Incorrect: A good judge takes their job very seriously.
Undesirable:A good judge takes his or her job very seriously.
Better: A good judge takes the job very seriously.
OR
A good judge takes judging very seriously.
Incorrect: A defendant should not be required to sacrifice their constitutional right to a fair trial for the sole benefit of allowing televised coverage of their trial.
Better: A defendant should not be required to sacrifice his or her constitutional right to a fair trial for the sole benefit of allowing televised coverage of his or her trial.
Best: A defendant should not be required to sacrifice the constitutional right to a fair trial for the sole benefit of allowing televised coverage of the trial.
2. 如果必要的话，使用"one"代替"he or she"或"his or her"。但是，如果可能的话，也应该避免使用这一表达，因为"one"这个词用起来并不容易。
不理想的：
A person who masters the basic rules of grammar, punctuation, and good writing is likely to impress his or her supervisors.
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