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5+1 I stated my own arguments in favor of "they" etc. in stackoverflow meta– Patricia ShanahanCommented Jan 28, 2017 at 14:41
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5It was being used even before then. The King James Bible has some uses of it. Singular they is in a renaissance, and those in their twenties will read it perfectly naturally and probably a good bit of those of us in our thirties do too. It's not the only solution, of course, but it's the simplest, IMO.– user0721090601Commented Jan 28, 2017 at 15:25
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5@guifa "even before" what? I'm confused. The Comedy of Errors was published several years before the start of work on the King James Bible.– Patricia ShanahanCommented Jan 28, 2017 at 20:47
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4@PatriciaShanahan oops, I'm bad with dates. But it also appeared in Chaucer, which is definitely pre-Shakespeare unless I'm really really bad with dates haha– user0721090601Commented Jan 28, 2017 at 21:26
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3I agree “he or she” is clumsy, and it’s also wrong: not everyone uses “he” or “she” pronouns. “They” all the way!– lynnCommented Jan 29, 2017 at 22:05
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