I personally prefer "one's". It's singular, it's unigender, and it's clear.
For example, "When one opens one's powerbook, one shouldn't be standing in
water.". A little creative wording can make it work.
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>Marc Sira wrote:
>
>>Far from sexist,
>>this is frequently considered a feminist act, often for those who don't agree
>>with the arguments that "their" is grammatical in such cases (though I do ;).
>
>I believe the Oxford dictionary or some such group of grammar gurus has
>now admitted "their" to be OK in this context. I'm glad, because "his or
>her" was very awkward, but to omit a gender led to the obvious problems.
>
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