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[–] 33 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Perhaps it was the English teachers who were wrong.

Correct or not, people have been using it like that for a while.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singular_they

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago

    Singular they has been criticised since the mid-18th century by prescriptive commentators who consider it an error.

    1. Hey, it's prescriptivists again, ruining everyone's day
    2. Look what's actually recent (if three centuries count as recent, but definitely more recent than seven centuries ago)
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