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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").