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Singular "their" and "they" revisited

Posted by Word Camel on September 24, 2003

Reprising our discussion of nonsexist language, here's an interesting article about the evolution of the genderless "he" and the ancient roots (okay - not exactly ancient but Middle English) of singular "they".

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