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Throughout this book, I will be using the singular "their" in place of the gender-neutral "his" or the awkward "his or her" when the gender of the referent isn't known. I know some people think this is controversial, but this usage goes back to the fourteenth century. Better writers than I have used the singular "their" or "they," and the language has not yet fallen all to hell.
THANK YOU.
— Nov 10, 2017 08:01AM
THANK YOU.
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