"keiner der beiden" for male and female
I have the following example:
- "Wer kocht, Thomas oder Maria?"
- "Egal. {Keiner} der beiden kann kochen."
It would work fine for two men, or with "keine" for two women, but for this mixed gender example, I find "keiner der beiden" to sound off
Is this just me or does it sound off to other native speakers as well?
Are there any rules about this? Is "keiner" even correct officially?
If "keiner" then what noun does this this represent? It does stand for something because otherwise we wouldn't need keine or keins of the noun is feeling or neuter.
I know that it's better to rephrase it to "beide können nicht...." but I'm wondering about "keiner"?