New word for "he or she"....

[author_by_night]

... "wadgen." (Short form of "whatever gender").

*Has decided this after writing "he or she" eighty seven hundred times at work today.*

Comments

[liwy.livejournal.com]

I use "s/he" or "they". (The former being reserved for more formal use.)

[mysticblueside.livejournal.com]

It's also fun to just go with 'it'. ;)

[bisforbecky.livejournal.com]

You're actually not supposed to use "they" in formal writing to refer to one person of inspecific gender.

[liwy.livejournal.com]

The former=the first thing listed in a set of two things listed.

Read my comment again.