Tell CMOS then. You are in the same state after all.<p>They said (tee hee hee) this: A. I’m afraid your gender-neutral pronoun (at least in the sense you need) does not exist in our lexicon. I agree that the plural pronoun with a singular noun seems inadequate; I would suggest that you recast the sentence altogether or at least make “mind” plural for agreement: their minds. Other writers alternate between using “his” and “her” in such constructions in order to give equal status to each pronoun. <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.chicagomanualofstyle.org&#x2F;qanda&#x2F;data&#x2F;faq&#x2F;topics&#x2F;Pronouns.html?page=1" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.chicagomanualofstyle.org&#x2F;qanda&#x2F;data&#x2F;faq&#x2F;topics&#x2F;Pr...</a>