It always derails me a bit, and then I realize it’s a gender neutral singular and move on. “They” has been adopted for this purpose, and my brain is used to understanding “they” as gender neutral singular. Sure, it’s overloaded, but it’s not that big a deal, and it has the momentum on it’s side.
Agree 100%.
It always derails me a bit, and then I realize it’s a gender neutral singular and move on. “They” has been adopted for this purpose, and my brain is used to understanding “they” as gender neutral singular. Sure, it’s overloaded, but it’s not that big a deal, and it has the momentum on it’s side.