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Grammar purity is a reasonable alternate explanation. My past English teachers and some of my current friends would be appalled at the use of "they/them" as a s

by wyrmlet 13y ago

Grammar purity is a reasonable alternate explanation. My past English teachers and some of my current friends would be appalled at the use of "they/them" as a singular pronoun. I have utmost confidence my friends are not covert sexists; rather they appreciate the power of clarity in writing.

na85 13y ago
Your english teachers are pretentious and ignorant, then. The singular "they" dates back to at least the twelfth century.