When mentioning two people in a sentence, what's the proper way to use a pronoun to reference the first?
Example:
A fighter is someone who fights for the pleasure of the spectator, against his or her own safety.
How can I clearly show that his or her refers to the fighter and not the master?
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I despise "his or her." It's so bad, it should be unconstitutional. Randomly switching "his" and "her" from sentence to sentence is almost as bad. If you're making a general statement, and you think exclusively using "his" is sexist, then use the plural.
Fighters fight for the pleasure of the spectator, against their own safety.
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Change something else in the sentence.
A fighter is someone who fights for the pleasure of spectators, against his or her own safety.
A fighter is someone who fights for the pleasure of the audience, against his or her own safety.
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