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theorique on March 16, 2014 | parent | context | favorite | on: Prominent GitHub Engineer Quits, Alleging Gender-B...

No, I think I'm getting thrown off by the correct definition of the word pronoun.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/pronoun

"Queen" is not a pronoun, gendered or otherwise, it's a noun that refers to a female person.

jkelsey on March 16, 2014 [–]

Well, you got me on my grammar. Regardless, the point remains the same.

theorique on March 16, 2014 | [–]

I'm being excessively literal. Aside from the grammar detail, your point is clear.

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