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Originally Posted by TGS
It's not a plural - it's just gender indeterminate. If I was to say something like, "If the person who stole my pencil returns it by midday they will not be punished", there would appear to be nothing wrong with it. If I have no reason to believe that the culprit is one gender rather than another it would seem to be the best thing to say.
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Thanks...
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Originally Posted by HarryT
I don't like it either, but it's common. "They" has come to be used as a "gender neutral" singular pronoun, because "he" is regarded as sexist, and "he or she" looks awkward.
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I find this looking weird! And I doubt it's something I could get used to... I'll stick to my (s)he
