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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Singular they has existed in English before the times of Shakespeare. It's not a fad. It's a bloody grammatical reality.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Singular they has also always been used when the person is unidentified. "Somebody left their umbrella here!" It's when the person is identified that it feels awkward at first for us Gen Xers and older in particular.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

Context matters. Sometimes it's confusing!