Generic person
From Teflpedia
A generic person is a person who is prototypical.
In English there are various ways in which we can describe generic persons:
- Using generic you
- Using generic one
- Using generic they
- Using generic he
We also use phrases such as "typical person", "ordinary person", etc. If only one gender is being referred to speakers may use "typical woman" or "typical man", etc and then use he pronouns and she pronouns.
Contrast specific person
