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That is almost certainly true, but there isn't yet much exposure. For example, in the article linked to below there are a couple of instances of "they" referri
by bloak 8y ago
That is almost certainly true, but there isn't yet much exposure.
For example, in the article linked to below there are a couple of instances of "they" referring to a named and identified person, and the reason for using "they" is obvious and explained in the article. Nevertheless, I noticed I needed an extra fraction of a second to process mentally the sentences in question.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-44575229 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-44575229
Singular "they" used in that way is certainly a lot less weird than Spivak pronouns or "xe" so even if those two are, perhaps, technically superior solutions I would guess that singular "they" is what people will (continue to) use.