Normally I don't notice the use of pronouns in everyday speech. I just accept what the person is saying. However, today a woman spoke to my class about the medical laboratory science program here at UNH and I noticed a few things about her use of pronouns.
When referring to nurse practitioners and their role in a clinic or medical office, she consistently used "she". But when talking about physicians assistants she used the plural "they". I don't know if she was talking about a more general group of people or wanted to avoid being stereotypical if she used "he". But it was definitely noticeable and made me wonder if she was consciously choosing these pronouns or not.
From noticing this use of pronouns, I will try to use more accurate pronouns that correctly refer to the right gender.
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