On 23/11/07 10:29 AM, Marvin Renich wrote:
a pronoun, [they], that has since the beginning of the English language been
specifically plural,
That statement is inaccurate; it's as though you're saying English
sprang into existence fully formed and did not evolve. See
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singular_they (or some of the several
other references).
It would be useful if those taking the position that "they/their" should
not be used would provide some supporting references.
-ernie
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