"There’s not a man I meet but doth salute me As if I were their well-acquainted friend" - Shakespeare's Comedy of Errors If it's good enough for Shakespeare it

"There’s not a man I meet but doth salute me As if I were their well-acquainted friend" - Shakespeare's Comedy of Errors If it's good enough for Shakespeare it's good enough for me. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender-specific_and_gender-neutral_third-person_pronouns https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender-specific_and_gender-neu... for some examples of times avoiding singular they makes the sentence sound silly or ungrammatical. "The average American needs the small routines of getting ready for work. As he shaves or blow-dries his hair or pulls on his panty-hose, he is easing himself by small stages into the demands of the day." "... everyone will be able to decide for himself whether or not to have an abortion."