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What does it mean?
The term Hers is equated to His, implying ownership is shared or identical.
In plain terms
Hers means the same as His.
What can you take from it?
Possessive language can reflect equality.

Where it applies

  • linguistic analysis
  • gender discussions
  • legal texts

Putting it to work

  • study language
  • analyze gender
  • review texts

Questions to consider

  • Do pronouns reflect equality?
  • How does language define ownership?

Another view

It may oversimplify how gendered pronouns function in context.

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