Here's a better link http://www.npr.org/2016/01/13/462906419/everyone-uses-singular-they-whether-they-realize-it-or-not http://www.npr.org/2016/01/13/462906419

Here's a better link http://www.npr.org/2016/01/13/462906419/everyone-uses-singular-they-whether-they-realize-it-or-not http://www.npr.org/2016/01/13/462906419/everyone-uses-singul... Basically singular they is used by everyone because it sounds and feels natural in many contexts. It's only a touchy subject when people assume you are using it to be "politically correct." Style guides are changing, Washington Post just changed theirs to allow singular they.