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I'm not a complete monster, I wouldn't go around shoving Englishpersons into accepted phrases... And yes, it still jars even if I am slow to pick things up :)
The soup was as good as can be expected for tinned oxtail soup. I had most of it as it came, then used the last little bit as gravy on a jacket potato.
hoefla
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Yes, when the subject is not of an identified gender. In practice, that is usually limited to discussion of Everyman, or of a holder of a position or office. Each time somebody says "An Englishman's home is his castle", he is doing the same, unless he is a complete knob who doesn't think women should be able to own property.