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You aren't going to have a whole lot of company. All of the major style guides have given it the nod because they are practical. It's a weakness in English, l
by ska 5y ago
You aren't going to have a whole lot of company. All of the major style guides have given it the nod because they are practical.
It's a weakness in English, lacking a unique indefinite pronoun - so we're probably stuck with "they" unless a neologism sticks.