Several.A plural indefinite pronoun. Several means more than a couple but not many. See pronoun and plural. Sexist language.Some features of common usage and grammar mirror and reinforce discrimination against both sexes. These aspects tend to minimize or exclude women through inaccurate grammatical constructions and restricted word choice and assign stereotypical traits to both women and men that unfairly circumscribe the objectives and attributes of both sexes. The language of our multicultural world is changing to reject the inappropriate limitations of a patriarchal society. By using “he” generically, for example, language subsumes women’s identities into men’s and makes imprecise and outdated assumptions about today’s world The mechanic entered the garage, and then he opened the hood of the car Not all mechanics are men, and the pronoun connected to this or any other profession or position should always allow for both sexes to be represented.
