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Why? It's an opinion piece. Thus, it expresses the opinions of the author. You can see more, in a similar style, on their blog: http://timworstall.com/ http:

Why? It's an opinion piece. Thus, it expresses the opinions of the author. You can see more, in a similar style, on their blog: http://timworstall.com/ http://timworstall.com/

booop 13y ago
Just wondering, why do you use 'their' when it's quite obvious that it's a man?
- DanBC 13y ago
  Singular their has a long established use. (http://crossmyt.com/hc/linghebr/austheir.html http://crossmyt.com/hc/linghebr/austheir.html)
  - booop 13y ago
    Going by that page, AndrewDucker's usage of the singular their is incorrect.
- James_Duval 13y ago
  Probably for the same reason you use 'it' when it's quite obvious he's a 'he', it's a more convenient and more colloquial way of phrasing something. *EDIT: for tone & clarity
  - kevingadd 13y ago
    Not sure what you mean, referring to a person as 'it' is almost universally offensive, at least in the US.
    - mcv 13y ago
      Even when referring to a child of unknown gender? Or a fetus? In Dutch, those are acceptable uses for it (or actually "het").
kevingadd 13y ago
The edit at the bottom of the post that was added in an attempt to make the article 'balanced' after Nestle's complaints makes it obvious that it is not just an opinion piece...