[function_seven]

It would be nice to replace the gendered pronouns with ones that separate along subject/object lines. Make "he" refer to the subject, and "she" refer to the object.

"Harper presented to Jessica and she was confused."

"Harper presented to James and she was confused."

"Harper presented to Sam and she was confused."

"Harper presented to Sam and he was confused."

"Harper presented to the board and they were confused."

I mean, no chance in hell making a switch like that by fiat. It just sounds so wrong. But if I were greenfielding a language, I think that would be a nice feature.

[dragonwriter]

> It would be nice to replace the gendered pronouns with ones that separate along subject/object lines.

English has subject vs object distinctions in pronouns already, but all of your examples are subject and not object uses.

You seem to want a distinction between whether the referent was a subject or object in the preceding clause, but in all your examples the only reason to use a pronoun is to refer to the indirect object, since to refer to the subject you would render the sentence exactly as your example except dropping the pronoun entirely, so it doesn't seem to be a necessary or useful distinction, at least in the examples presented.

[function_seven]

> You seem to want a distinction between whether the referent was a subject or object in the preceding clause

Yes.

> ...to refer to the subject you would render the sentence exactly as your example except dropping the pronoun entirely.

Oof. Of course. I seem to forget how to speak when I'm thinking too much about the rules.