"A person walked down the street. They were wearing a brown coat." Singular they has been in recorded use since 1375, it's only been the last couple of hundred

"A person walked down the street. They were wearing a brown coat." Singular they has been in recorded use since 1375, it's only been the last couple of hundred years people started trying to insist it wasn't valid. https://public.oed.com/blog/a-brief-history-of-singular-they/ https://public.oed.com/blog/a-brief-history-of-singular-they...