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Mrs. Rosebank yellow-flag pronoun: 'he flies' vs 'she flies'

x_p5_258 conflict

f_b11_009 and f_b12a_180 and f_b12b_227 all print 'he flies a yellow flag above her office when she's present', using the pronoun 'he' for Mrs. Rosebank, while f_b03_039 correctly uses 'she' in describing the same flag system.

books Book 3 Book 11 Book 12A Book 12B
subjects Mrs. Rosebank - f_b03_039 - f_b11_009 - f_b12a_180 - f_b12b_227

Evidence

b03 uses 'she' for Mrs. Rosebank raising the flag (f_b03_039)
Because she's invisible, the only way we know whether Mrs. Rosebank is in her office or not, is via her flag system. If she is there, she raises a yellow flag. If she's not, she doesn't.
b03:c04:p080
b11 appendix prints 'he flies' for Mrs. Rosebank (f_b11_009)
Her favorite color is yellow. All the furniture in her office is yellow, as are the walls, and he flies a yellow flag above her office when she's present.
b11:c99:p343
b12a appendix prints 'he flies' for Mrs. Rosebank (f_b12a_180)
She is extremely punctual. In fact, she has never been late for anything, ever. There are over twenty five clocks in her office, all on the identical (and correct) time. Her favorite color is yellow. All the furniture in her office is yellow, as are the walls, and he flies a yellow flag above her office when she's present.
b12a:c99:p298
b12b appendix prints 'he flies' for Mrs. Rosebank (f_b12b_227)
Her favorite color is yellow. All the furniture in her office is yellow, as are the walls, and he flies a yellow flag above her office when she's present.
b12b:c99:p252
citations b03:c04:p080 b11:c99:p343 b12a:c99:p298 b12b:c99:p252
extraction note The pronoun 'he' for Mrs. Rosebank appears identically in b11, b12a, and b12b appendices, suggesting a copy-paste error carried across three volumes. b03 uses the correct 'she' pronoun for the same action.