Even in English, he/his was considered gender-neutral in context. It's only in the last few years that a plural "they" has confusingly taken its place. I still

Even in English, he/his was considered gender-neutral in context. It's only in the last few years that a plural "they" has confusingly taken its place. I still get tripped up when I see singular "they." I have to stop and re-read the sentence because I think I missed something.