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Q&A 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?

2 answers  ·  posted 11y ago by Shamoon‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T03:10:46Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/9332
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Shamoon‭ · 2019-12-08T03:10:46Z (almost 5 years ago)
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?

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2013-11-11T00:09:50Z (about 11 years ago)
Original score: 3