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Uri,
Ignore what Peter and Karl have said. The Brits have forgotten how to
speak English ...
... There is aWhat do you mean by "valid"? Still used by some, yes, but offensive to at least 50% of the population. Would you claim that certain words e.g. for African-Americans once in common use but now widely rejected as racist slurs are "still valid", just because some people do still use them, and that you have the right to teach others that they ought to use such terms? The kind of sexist language you are advocating falls in the same category, or at least is viewed as such by many, in all parts of the English speaking world except for the Deep South.
politically correct movement in which "he or she" is constantly used, but
the generic usage is still valid.
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