[GiraffeNecktie]

I like the Mandarin Chinese approach:

he, she and it: ta

his, hers, and its: ta de

they and their: ta men and ta men de

Clean, simple and consistent (although the ambiguity is another problem).

[jfruh]

My college girlfriend's dad's first language was Chinese and he would often refer to either her or her brother as "it." "Tell it to come down for dinner!"