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 And nor, these days, does that remotely capture the possible universe of alternatives. While the [[JC]] has no wish to get offside with any factions in the presently raging gender wars — we have [[Hary poter|J.K. Rowling and her ingrate actor friends]] for that — he does not propose to even try to accommodate emerging non-binary formulations.
-So, without having the patience to be scientific or methodical about it, I have tried to randomise my “[[sexist language|him]]s” and “[[sexist language|her]]s” [[unless the context requires otherwise|where the context does not require otherwise]]. Being a fellow, when in doubt — which is most of the time — I err in favour of “she” because that makes me think a bit harder about what I’m writing. The challenge with doing that when writing satire, of course, is that it may be mistaken for some kind of political statement: why am I always mocking women? For whatever the opinion of an aging man is worth these days, it isn’t meant to be. In any case I can’t be arsed with xes, hyms, hyrs or whatever else is presently in vogue — and nor a political statement other than one on behalf of the impatient party — and, frankly, I will go to the wall before (deliberately!) using “they” to describe any single individual, natural or [[Legal personality|corporate]].<ref>Here, I depart from [[Lord Justice Waller]].</ref>
+So, without having the patience to be scientific or methodical about it, the [[JC]] has tried to randomise his use of “[[sexist language|him]]s” and “[[sexist language|her]]s” [[unless the context requires otherwise|where the context does not require otherwise]]. (By the way, the [[JC]] himself is a ''him'', and that’s just that.) Being a fellow, when speaking in the abstract about individual randoms, he errs in favour of “she” because that makes him think a bit harder about what he’s writing.
+The challenge with doing that when writing satire, of course, is that it may be mistaken for some kind of political statement: why is the [[JC]] always mocking ''women''? Be assured, he does not mean to. In any case, he can’t be arsed with xes, hyms, hyrs or whatever else is presently in vogue — and nor is that a political statement other than one on behalf of the impatient party — and, frankly, he will go to the wall before (deliberately!) using “they” to describe any single individual, natural or [[Legal personality|corporate]].<ref>Here, he departs from [[Lord Justice Waller]].</ref>
 If this aggrieves you, so be it: you’re welcome to find another resource offering free, satirical observations on the law and practice of derivatives that better suit your preferences. Or you could always bear with it: ''[[Friedrich Nietzsche|Was mich nicht umbringt, macht mich stärker]]'', after all.