I just found myself in situation that I am telling about someone who added to me in Skype: because of the nickname I think that it is a girl and used all the time the word «she». But as she didn't say anything yet with exception the "hey :)", I can't even be sure it is a human (it is could be just a bot). So I am afraid that talking about her by using «she» could lead to misunderstanding. Shall I use the word «it»? Or is it wrong? Is there another way?
E.g. in Russian a sex have any noun, so I can say «she» and mean «the person» because the «person» have feminine gender. Either I can say «he», and mean «the one», because it is male gender. So, this way I don't confuse my interlocutor about my knowledge about a person's sex.
Answer
As Maulik V pointed out in a comment, and as this ELU link perfectly explains (and because I don't have enough rep to post only a comment when a comment is due), you can refer to this person as
they
as in
singular they
which despite not being taught in schools around the world, is perfectly valid for referring to a single person.
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