When mentioning two people in a sentence, what's the proper way to use a pronoun to reference the first?
Example:
A fighter is someone who fights for the pleasure of the spectator, against his or her own safety.
How can I clearly show that his or her refers to the fighter and not the master?
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I despise "his or her." It's so bad, it should be unconstitutional. Randomly switching "his" and "her" from sentence to sentence is almost as bad. If you're making a general statement, and you think exclusively using "his" is sexist, then use the plural.
Fighters fight for the pleasure of the spectator, against their own
safety.
Change something else in the sentence.
A fighter is someone who fights for the pleasure of spectators, against his or her own safety.
A fighter is someone who fights for the pleasure of the audience, against his or her own safety.
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