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Pronoun substitution
I took two years of German in high school,but that was 48 years ago ,so I decided it would be best to start fluenz German from the beginning. I do have a question. In the lessons so far typical examples are "Wo ist die Bank? Die ist da drueben. Wo ist der Bahnhof. Der ist hier." Based on what I learned years ago I would have replied "Sie ist da drueben. Er ist hier." Have I got it wrong or are "sie' and "er" acceptable alternatives to using "die" and "der" in this situation.